Get travel news, updates & tips Fury as Faroes let Russian vessels fish in UK waters

Get travel news, updates & tips Fury as Faroes let Russian vessels fish in UK waters

Source: express

6/27/2022

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But the industry has called on the UK Government to pressure the island country - 200 miles North of Scotland - to maximise damage to Vladimir Putin's war machine by banning his trawlers.

Five Russian-flagged ships were last week still moored at two Faroese ports.

Ian Gatt, boss of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen's Association, said it was "deeply disappointing" that the Faroe Islands had "chosen to hide behind its fisheries agreement" with the Kremlin.

He warned that it would leave Russian boats free to "fish for blue whiting, not only in Faroese but in UK waters".

"We would urge the UK Government to press the Faroese to act now," added Mr Gatt.

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