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Ministry of Defence
The incidental reportedly progressive the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich
The Ministry of Defence is investigating reports a Russian warship fired informing shots adjacent a UK-registered yacht successful the English Channel.
The incident, which happened astatine astir 11:40am BST connected Tuesday betwixt the Isle of Wight and Normandy, reportedly progressive the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich.
It is understood determination were nary injuries oregon harm to the yacht.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: "We are investigating reports of an incidental successful the Channel."
British authorities received reports from a UK-registered yacht that the Russian vas had fired informing shots from astir 500 yards (457 meters) distant - a comparatively adjacent region by the standards of oversea travel.
The incidental reportedly happened astir 20 nautical miles southbound of the Isle of Wight, extracurricular UK territorial waters.
But it is understood British officials bash not presumption this incidental arsenic being linked to Sunday's operation.
Russian warships regularly walk done the Channel and are routinely monitored by Royal Navy vessels.
The frigate thought to beryllium progressive successful Tuesday's incidental was being shadowed by the HMS Mersey, it is understood.
On Monday, the Navy said the Admiral Grigorovich was being tracked by the HMS Tyne and HMS Mersey implicit the weekend, successful what it described arsenic a "routine operation" aft it was spotted disconnected the seashore of Brest successful France.
The warship has allegedly been operating successful the Channel for a while, patrolling and besides escorting immoderate of the Russian shadiness fleet that walk done the shipping lane.
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