A British couple whose yacht was fired upon by a Russian warship in the English Channel insist they did nothing wrong - and have blasted the incident as 'unnecessary'. Holidaymakers Jane Kelvey, 68 and her husband Alan, 70, were sailing Bright Future from Lymington to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, when they spotted the Russian vessel looming 500 metres away from them, on Tuesday morning.As they sailed closer, the retired couple said they heard five blasts on the horn from the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich.The keen yachters from Iver, Buckinghamshire, said they 'immediately turned two degrees to port' as a sign they were changing course, only to then hear another five blasts coming from the warship - followed seconds later by gunfire. The incident momentarily left the couple fearing the worst.Russia's defence ministry has since accused the yacht's captain of 'following a dangerous course', adding that it had come a mere 150m (492ft) away from the vessel. But the British couple has tonight hit back, claiming they were 'blameless' for the events that unfolded on the high seas.Speaking to The i paper about their ordeal, Jane said: 'It was a bit scary. I crouched down. I didn’t think our safety was in danger. But it was certainly unusual. As we sailed away, we said to each other, "What the hell just happened?"'She added: 'It was totally unnecessary,' Jane said. 'We didn’t have any contact from them [Admiral Grigorovich] on our radio. Jane Kelvey, 68 and her husband Alan, 70, insist they did nothing wrong - and have blasted the incident as 'unnecessary' The owners of the yacht (both pictured) said the Russian vessel fired up to five gunshots Russia's defence ministry has accused the yacht's captain of 'following a dangerous course' prompting the gunfire. Pictured: RFN Admiral Grigorovich (foreground) monitored by RFA Tideforce Russia named the yacht as the UK-flagged Bright Future (pictured)