Ferries were confronted by a blockade of protesting fishing boats, care homes were shut down and a gang of bandits hijacked a vaccine shipment in a no-deal Brexit tabletop exercise. Post-Brexit wargame Operation Capstone also saw medicines heading for hospitals battling with mounting Covid-19 cases stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday warned there … Read more
Boris Johnson will hold fresh Brexit talks today after the latest bid to break the deadlock on fishing fell flat. The Prime Minister is expected to warn European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen that failure to accept Britain’s right to control its own fishing grounds will sink hopes of a trade deal. Mr Johnson … Read more
Sir Edward Heath is the Conservative Prime Minister who sold out Britain’s fishermen in 1973 to take us into what became the European Union. Boris Johnson does not want to be remembered as the one who sold them out to take us out. That is one of the main reasons for what appears to be … Read more
A North Korean fishing boat captain was executed in public for listening to a banned foreign radio station, it is claimed. The US government-funded Radio Free Asia claims the mariner was put to death after admitting he had listened to its broadcasts for more than 15 years. Aged in his 40s, the man had reportedly been … Read more
Gold coast! Mystery as hundreds of precious jewels wash up on beach in poor Venezuelan fishing village sparking frenzied treasure hunt The mystery treasure washed up on beaches of the village of Guaca, Venezuela Since September hundreds of pieces of jewellery and golden nuggets found Unconfirmed reports some locals sold their discoveries for as much … Read more
A foreign-owned super trawler, that controls almost a quarter of England’s fishing quota, will take biggest share after Brexit. The 390ft Dutch Frank Bonefaas controls 23 per cent of England’s fishing quota, and is the largest trawler registered in the British fishing fleet. Campaigners say more than half of England’s fishing quota will be controlled by … Read more
Four Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to Britain’s territorial waters if a trade deal is not agreed with the EU. Armed with cannon and machine guns, they will patrol the English Channel and Irish Sea to stop illegal fishing. In a dramatic ratcheting-up of No Deal contingency planning, Wildcat and Merlin helicopters are also … Read more
Norway could ban European AND UK fishing boats from its waters from January 1 as a result of Brexit talk failures – potentially scuppering Britain’s first post-EU fisheries agreement Norway may close access to its fishing waters to European and British vessels The country is not part of the EU but is in the … Read more
Criminal charges against 69 Albanian migrants found hiding in a trawler heading for Britain were dropped yesterday after a legal bungle. The migrants were arrested last month after the fishing boat was intercepted off the coast of East Anglia. The operation on November 17 involved the National Crime Agency, police and Border Force officers. But … Read more
The word of finance is puzzled. How is it that fishing, which accounts for just 0.1 per cent of the British economy and at most employs 24,000 people, has become the linchpin issue in the never-ending UK-EU trade talks? There are all manner of explanations cited, including the UK’s maritime traditions, the impact on the … Read more