Russian warship fires warning shots at UK-registered yacht crewed by retired couple in English Channel
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Kate Devlin
18d ago· 6 min readenNews
Summary
A Russian warship, the frigate Admiral Grigorovich, fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht (Bright Future) being sailed by a retired British couple in the English Channel, approximately 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the Russian vessel fired several shots to prevent a possible collision. No injuries or damage were reported. The couple, Jane Kelvey (68) and Alan (70), described the experience as 'a bit scary' and 'surreal'.
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The retired couple sailing on the yacht described the incident as 'surreal' after the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired several warning shots
There were no injuries or damage caused during the incident.
The retired couple sailing on the yacht described the incident as ‘surreal’ after the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired several warning shots
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