A British couple were sailing aboard their yacht in the English Channel when a Russian warship reportedly fired warning shots near their vessel – sparking a major maritime incident that prompted a Royal Navy response

The British military is investigating a report that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel.

A Russian warship fired a warning shot at a UK-registered yacht that came close to it in the English Channel, it is understood

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The incident is the latest sign of rising tensions between the UK and Russia

A Russian warship has fired warning shots near a U.K.-registered pleasure yacht in the English Channel

The incident comes two days after armed British forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker in the Channel that is suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet. #EuropeNews

A U.K.-registered yacht in the English Channel just outside British territorial waters reported that a Russian warship fired "warning shots" near it, a British defense source told…

The incident comes days after the UK intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel

The UK Ministry of Defence is investigating reports that a Russian naval frigate fired warning shots on a yacht in the English Channel after it approached the vessel.

British authorities investigate incident involving civilian vessel near Russian frigate, amid growing tensions over Moscow’s shadow fleet and Royal Navy tracking of Russian ships

The British military is investigating a report that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel.

Britain’s ministry of defence is investigating reports of the incident involving a civilian vessel and the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich.

Britain’s ministry of defence is investigating reports of the incident involving a civilian vessel and the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich.

British authorities launched an investigation Tuesday into reports that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a U.K.-registered yacht in the English...

A British official familiar with the incident said they received reports from a U.K.-registered yacht alleging that a Russian Navy vessel fired warning shots nearby.

Just days after Royal Marine commandos stormed a Kremlin 'shadow fleet' sanctions-busting ship fresh alarm breaks out after Russian warship opens fire close to a UK registered…

Russia's defence ministry said it fired the warning shots to divert the yacht that approached on a dangerous course in the English Channel.

LONDON: The British military is investigating reports that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday. The Defense Ministry…

The British military said it is investigating after a Russian warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday, about 30 kilometres south of…

The incident was reported earlier Tuesday about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight, outside U.K. territorial waters.