UK PM Starmer calls Channel incident involving Russian warship 'reckless'
The British couple said the warship gave no radio warning and that the yacht was not on a collision course, while officials called the shots an isolated incident.
- A British couple sailing to Normandy were about 500 yards from a Russian warship when the vessel fired warning shots near their boat.
- The UK Ministry of Defence reported the Russian ship fired warning shots after attempts to contact the yacht, approximately 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight, outside UK territorial waters.
- Mrs. Kelvey on the yacht said the shots were unnecessary and that no radio contact was made by the Russian ship.
- The Ministry of Defence stated the shots were not aimed at the yacht but intended to avoid a collision, describing the incident as isolated and unrelated to recent UK interceptions.
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On 16 June, the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich opened a warning fire towards a small private yacht, which approached it in the Channel of La Mansh. As a result, no one was injured. Prime Minister Kir Starmer described the actions of Russian seafarers as "inadvisable," but noted that the incident was hardly "intentional." At the same time, the owners of the yacht felt that the authorities were deliberately trying to make them feel guilty in …
By Hira Humayun and Sophie Tanno, CNN - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized the crew of a Russian warship for their "reckless" conduct after they fired warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel, an incident a British sailor on board described as "completely unnecessary." Speaking at the G7 summit in France on Wednesday, Starmer called the incident involving the Russian Navy warship Admiral Grigorovich "very worrying." "That shou…
Jane and Alan Kelvey were sailing in the English Channel on Tuesday when they suddenly spotted a Russian warship. Shortly after, the ship began firing warning shots near the British couple's boat.
After warning shots from a Russian warship on a British yacht in the English Channel, British Prime Minister Starmer calls for vigilance. "These warning shots show that the Russian soul is a bit worn out," says maritime security expert Moritz Brake.
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StuffYacht owner faults UK government for downplaying Russian warship incident
LONDON (AP) — A British yacht owner who was warned away from a Russian warship by gunfire criticized the U.K. government Wednesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to downplay the incident by saying there wasn’t anything sinister about it. Alan Kelvey, 70, and his wife, Jane, 68, said the shots were fired Tuesday morning when they crossed paths with the warship in the English Channel. The U.K. Defense Ministry described the encounter as “an …
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