Tag Archives: British trawlers
Moment French fishermen fire flares and throw frying pans at Brit trawler in new Scallop War
Scallop wars have once again broken out in the English Channel as French trawlers confronted British counterparts, firing flares and throwing frying pans. Two British boats, the Girl Macey, skippered by Scott Glover, and the Golden Promise, by Brian Whittington, were involved in the deep-sea skirmish. They were surrounded by around 20 French vessels and were pelted by objects including frying pans and rocks off the Normandy coast at around 1.30am on Monday morning. The hostile French crews even threw oil at the Gal Macey before firing a flare at the boat before apparently escorting them out of the Baie de la Seine. >click to read< 11:08
Fighting for Fish – The Cod Wars and Today: Lessons from an Almost War
Not once, but three times in the 20th Century, cod was almost the causus belli between Iceland and the United Kingdom in a string of events referred to collectively as the “Cod Wars.”1 The Cod Wars, taken together, make clear that issues of maritime governance and access to maritime resources can spark inter-state conflict even among allied nations. Fishing rights can be core issues that maritime states will vigorously defend. The First Cod War started on September 1st, 1958. Icelandic coastguardsmen sought to arrest and impound any British trawlers within their new 12-mile limit. >click to read< 09:59
