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19/08/2013
Warship Arrives Amid Gibraltar Dispute
A Royal Navy warship has arrived in Gibraltar this morning, amid current tensions between the UK and Spanish authorities over a territorial fishing quarrel.
The ship arrived on Monday morning as part of a routine deployment, just 24 hours after Spanish fishing boats staged a protest in British-controlled waters over the creation of a concrete reef.
HMS Westminster is visiting as part of routine deployment in the Mediterranean, but its arrival will undoubtedly be viewed as a show of support for Gibraltar.
Madrid says the concrete reef will damage the Spanish fishing industry and has already begun imposing delays at the border crossing.
Westminster says the measures are disproportionate and has called on the European Commission to step in.
(IT/JP)
The ship arrived on Monday morning as part of a routine deployment, just 24 hours after Spanish fishing boats staged a protest in British-controlled waters over the creation of a concrete reef.
HMS Westminster is visiting as part of routine deployment in the Mediterranean, but its arrival will undoubtedly be viewed as a show of support for Gibraltar.
Madrid says the concrete reef will damage the Spanish fishing industry and has already begun imposing delays at the border crossing.
Westminster says the measures are disproportionate and has called on the European Commission to step in.
(IT/JP)
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