Britain sent two navy ships to Jersey Island

The British authorities sent two navy ships to the island after the specter of a blockade on the British island of Jersey, which had issues with France by way of fishing.

The British Ministry of Protection mentioned in an announcement that the ships HMS Severn and HMS Tamar had been sent to Jersey to carry out maritime safety patrols. “a precautionary measure” was said.

‘IMMEDIATE DIALOGUE IS NEEDED’

Whereas the British press wrote that the ships are anticipated to arrive on the island, which is about 85 miles from England, on Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Jersey Prime Minister John Le Fondre and Overseas Minister Ian Gorst and mentioned that “your unwavering help” was underlined.

Within the assertion made by the Prime Ministry, it was said that Johnson mentioned throughout the assembly that there was an pressing want for dialogue between Jersey and France on the fisheries problem.

Noting {that a} blockade could be fully unfair, Johnson said that as a precaution, the UK would ship two patrol vessels to monitor the state of affairs, and that the UK and Jersey governments would proceed to work intently on this problem.

FRANCE THREATENED

The issue began when Jersey, underneath the post-Brexit UK-EU Commerce Settlement, requested French fishing boats to present proof of previous fishing actions that wished to proceed fishing of their waters.

Thereupon, France threatened to minimize off Jersey’s electrical energy and French fishermen threatened to blockade the island’s port.

Jersey, one of many Channel Islands, has 95 p.c of its electrical energy provided by France, which is about 14 miles away.

The island, which has a novel administration and a consultant of the Queen, is represented by England within the worldwide area.