Russian frigate fires warning shots at British yacht in Channel – reports
1d 4h ago by lemmy.ca/u/floofloof in unitedkingdom@feddit.uk from www.theguardian.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48248251
Ministry of Defence investigates after shots apparently fired within 500 metres of vessel near Isle of Wight
One expert said it was an incident waiting to happen given the loitering of the Grigorovich off the British coast. John Foreman, a former Royal Navy captain and defence attache to Moscow, said: “This may not be not Vladimir Putin’s response to the Channel seizure, but yachters should know not to sail near a Russian warship.
“Russian captains, Russian warships are always twitchy about boats coming towards them. They have a mental exclusion zone of about 500 metres. It is not unheard of for a Russian captain to fire after issuing a warning.”
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I think this is being made out to be a bigger deal than it is. Any military vessel of any nation would warn off vessels that approach too closely and don't respond.