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Re: Royal Navy Sent to Protect Jersey From French Fishing Pirates
UK Sends Royal Navy Patrol Boats to Jersey in Brexit Fishing Row with France
PM Boris Johnson says he supports Jersey as French fishing boats are set to protest about new post-Brexit rules.
BBC News, 6 MAY 2021.
Two Royal Navy ships are patrolling waters around Jersey and a French naval vessel is heading towards the island, as fishermen protest over their post-Brexit rights.
At The Scene: 'Red Flares Burning Bright'
About 60 French and Jersey boats are blocking the island's St Helier port, with a freight vessel unable to leave.
French fishermen say their rights are unfairly restricted by licences issued by the island under a new system.
Jersey's External Affairs Minister Ian Gorst said he will meet the fishermen.
HMS Severn, which has previously been used to shadow Russian navy warships off the English coast, can be seen from the port, sitting off about a mile from the French boats. HMS Tamar is nearby and both ships are maintaining a presence and not making any effort to intervene.
No 10 said it sent the two Navy vessels to "monitor the situation".
France has threatened to cut off electricity to the island over the row.
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