LONDON, June 17. /TASS/. The yacht "Bright Future", flying the British flag, whose dangerous course prompted the crew of the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" to fire warning shots in the English Channel, was sailing from Great Britain to France.
According to open data reviewed by TASS, the yacht departed at 5:15 a.m. local time [4:15 a.m. GMT] from Lymington Bay in Hampshire County in southwest England. At the time of its approach to the Russian frigate around 11:40 a.m. [10:40 a.m. GMT], it was moving at a speed of about 6 knots per hour. After that, it continued to move at the same speed for another quarter of an hour, then changed course and accelerated to 7.3 knots per hour. Around 5:53 p.m. [4:53 p.m. GMT], it arrived at the port of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in northwestern France in the Normandy region, where it remains to this day.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that the crew of Russia’s "Admiral Grigorovich" frigate spotted the British-flagged "Bright Future" yacht that was approaching it dangerously in the English Channel and opened preemptive fire to prevent collision. To alert the yacht’s crew, signal flares were launched and audible signals were sounded. Despite these measures, the vessel continued its dangerous approach. "When the distance reduced to 150 meters, the frigate’s commander decided to fire a warning shot along the vessel’s course using small arms. After that, the British-flagged yacht immediately changed its course and continued moving away from the Russian warship," the ministry added.
