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LONDON: Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots on Tuesday at a yacht making a “dangerous approach” in the Channel, as the UK said it was investigating the incident.
It involved the frigate Admiral Grigorovich and a UK-registered yacht around 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight just outside British waters, a UK defence source said. The Russian defence ministry said the shots were fired after the yacht named “Bright Future” appeared to be on a “dangerous course”.
It came days after UK commandos intercepted and boarded a suspected Russian shadow fleet vessel in the same part of the Channel, in the first such UK-led operation.
Asked about the warning shots, a UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: “We are investigating reports of an incident in the Channel.” The defence source said it was being treated as an isolated case not linked to the UK interception in the early hours of Sunday.
