Russian frigate fired warning shots near yacht off Isle of Wight
What's new: Britain is investigating the encounter, which happened about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight and caused no injuries.
A Russian frigate fired warning shots after a civilian yacht came close to it in the English Channel near British waters, prompting a UK investigation. The incident involved the Russian warship Admiral Grigorovich and happened about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight, outside UK territorial waters. A UK-registered yacht reported that shots were fired from roughly 500 yards away while a Royal Navy vessel monitored the scene. No injuries were reported. Britain's Ministry of Defence said it was looking into the reports. The encounter came two days after British commandos intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker in the Channel, though the latest episode was being treated as separate.