What the last 'Cod War' was like, by a veteran reporter
What the last 'Cod War' was like, by a veteran reporter As a young reporter, I was on board HMS Leander in 1975 and saw several hair-raising close shaves between the British and Icelandic boats British and Icelandic naval vessels faced-off in the 'Cod Wars' in the mid-Seventies Credit: Shutterstock Does Britain’s threat of ‘gunboat diplomacy’ stand a better chance of success in saving our fish and protecting our fishermen from France and the EU than we had against Iceland in the ‘Cod Wars’ 45 years ago? There certainly seems to be more determination on the part of ministers - at lea...
Source: telegraph.co.uk