THE SPANISH ARE COMING! As UK and Spain tensions over Gibraltar mount, watch the moment the Royal Navy chases a Spanish patrol boat out of British waters
The HMS Scimitar sailed out to intercept Spain's Infanta Cristina off the eastern coast
THIS is the incredible moment a plucky Royal Navy patrol boat chased a much larger Spanish vessel out of Gibraltarian territorial waters today.
The face off between the heroic ‘HMS Scimitar’ and the Spanish ‘Infanta Cristina’ happened just hours after Spain told Britain to “calm down” as tensions over the Rock rose.
This is the moment HMS Scimitar chased the larger Spanish out of Gibraltar’s waters DM PARODY
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This is the moment HMS Scimitar chased the larger Spanish out of Gibraltar’s waters
The HMS Scimitar (small boat on the left) pictured during the dramatic face off with the Spanish patrol boat NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS LTD
The HMS Scimitar (small boat on the left) pictured during the dramatic face off with the Spanish patrol boat
Spanish patrol boat chased out of Brit waters off Gibraltar by the Royal Navy
The Infanta Cristina patrol boat sailed past the eastern coast of Gibraltar well within the sovereign territory's waters at lunchtime.
The Sun's team in Gibraltar was alerted by a taxi driver as we chatted to locals on top of the rock about Spain's cheeky demands to regain the outpost.
Our team had a bird eye grandstand view as two Royal Navy ribs sped out to the Spanish boat and quickly sent it packing.
A map showing the area of Gibraltar territorial waters
A map showing the area of Gibraltar territorial waters
Taxi driver Giancarlo Milanta said:"This is provocation. They are trying to raise the stakes but the Royal Navy showed them who is boss."
A video of the incident was tweeted by the official account for the Gibraltar government, with the statement: "Illegal incursion into #British #Gibraltar Territorial Waters by Spanish Navy patrol ship Infanta Cristina this afternoon."
The dramatic stand-off happened 48 hours after former Conservative leader Michael Howard implied that Prime Minister Theresa May would use military force if Spain attempted to reclaim the British territory.
The HMS Scimitar sailed out to intercept Spain's Infanta Cristina off the eastern coast
THIS is the incredible moment a plucky Royal Navy patrol boat chased a much larger Spanish vessel out of Gibraltarian territorial waters today.
The face off between the heroic ‘HMS Scimitar’ and the Spanish ‘Infanta Cristina’ happened just hours after Spain told Britain to “calm down” as tensions over the Rock rose.
This is the moment HMS Scimitar chased the larger Spanish out of Gibraltar’s waters DM PARODY
7
This is the moment HMS Scimitar chased the larger Spanish out of Gibraltar’s waters
The HMS Scimitar (small boat on the left) pictured during the dramatic face off with the Spanish patrol boat NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS LTD
The HMS Scimitar (small boat on the left) pictured during the dramatic face off with the Spanish patrol boat
Spanish patrol boat chased out of Brit waters off Gibraltar by the Royal Navy
The Infanta Cristina patrol boat sailed past the eastern coast of Gibraltar well within the sovereign territory's waters at lunchtime.
The Sun's team in Gibraltar was alerted by a taxi driver as we chatted to locals on top of the rock about Spain's cheeky demands to regain the outpost.
Our team had a bird eye grandstand view as two Royal Navy ribs sped out to the Spanish boat and quickly sent it packing.
A map showing the area of Gibraltar territorial waters
A map showing the area of Gibraltar territorial waters
Taxi driver Giancarlo Milanta said:"This is provocation. They are trying to raise the stakes but the Royal Navy showed them who is boss."
A video of the incident was tweeted by the official account for the Gibraltar government, with the statement: "Illegal incursion into #British #Gibraltar Territorial Waters by Spanish Navy patrol ship Infanta Cristina this afternoon."
The dramatic stand-off happened 48 hours after former Conservative leader Michael Howard implied that Prime Minister Theresa May would use military force if Spain attempted to reclaim the British territory.
