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Haughey unhappy after gun allegedly put to Dubliner’s neck on Carlingford Lough
The forcible boarding of the Lady Jane by British marines, including a marine holding a gun to a sailor's neck, prompted Irish diplomatic protests and calls for a full investigation.
- A British marine allegedly put a gun to a Dubliner's neck while he was sailing on the disputed territory of Carlingford Lough in 1991.
- Taoiseach Charlie Haughey was disturbed by the incident and said the Irish government would make representations on the sailor's behalf.
- A Garda file recounted statements from the sailor and witnesses describing the marine boarding the yacht, putting a gun to the sailor's neck, and damaging the vessel.
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Irish archives: Charles Haughey complained to UK after British soldier allegedly put gun to Dubliner's neck on Carlingford Lough
There were several instances where leisure boats on the disputed territory of Carlingford Lough had been approached by British patrols in the 1990s.
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