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Red Crusader Incident
The Red Crusader incident () was a 1961 maritime dispute between Denmark and the United Kingdom over fishing rights. Background On 27 April 1959, the British and Danish governments exchanged notes in Copenhagen establishing temporary regulations on fishing around the Faroe Islands. Events of 29 May On 29 May 1961 at 17:39, the British fishing trawler ''Red Crusader'' was arrested by the Danish frigate ''Niels Ebbesen'' for fishing in the waters off the Faroe Islands. Instead of heading towards Tórshavn, as instructed by the Danish frigate, the British trawler headed for Scotland. The Danish frigate pursued the trawler, and fired warning shots to no avail. The Danish frigate then fired an aimed shot, damaging the trawler. The Danish frigate commander was E. Sølling and the British trawler skipper was Mr Wood. Commission On 15 November 1961, the British and Danish governments established an adversarial international commission of inquiry into the incident. This was the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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