Spanish Navy Patrol vessel sails into British Waters & challenged by Royal Navy

[@grumpygramps1451]

Spain need not concern themselves with this, we’re incapable of turning a dinghy round in the channel so an actual warship would be a massive no, no.

[@sandrider1406]

😂😂😂 it’s Karma……the Empire Strikes Back!

[@ScorpionSuerte]

Maybe you don't realise Spain has the same uncontrolled immigration

[@malcolmeccles3783]

I couldn't of said it better. As useful as a wet blanket.

[@sandrider1406]

@@malcolmeccles3783 you might want to use the correct grammar

[@LWQ15881]

And you don’t have a single clue what country sends its navy after poor immigrants they aren’t a threat unless Nigel farage has told you to think like that and like the good lapdog you are you’ll bark to the tune

[@michaelgallagher7082]

Well the Royal Navy should get it ass back and defend Dover that’s the real problem

[@AIVINBIJU-h8j]

They are not permitted to

[@NotALot-xm6gz]

The last time the Spanish navy were a worry to Britain, Admiral Nelson was still a glint in his father’s eye.

He got lucky Blas de Lezo was already dead.

[@helipeek2736]

The left one presumably

[@mr.battledroid2195]

Nelson lost his arm and life fighting the spanish navy, what are you talking about? The spanish navy concerned britain all the way to the spanish American war

[@helipeek2736]

@@NotALot-xm6gz by British Navy do you mean three blokes on a pedalo?

[@NotALot-xm6gz]

@@helipeek2736 Careful, one of them might identify as an aircraft carrier.

[@yannmaenden7236]

The RN were probably lost. Just like that time in 2002 when they managed to completely miss Gibraltar and landed 20 marines on the coast of Spain by mistake.

[@petersone6172]

How many times have RN warships violated Spanish territorial waters since WW2, I bet not once.

[@ExploreTheUKWithMe]

We landed a harrier on a Spanish cargo ship once and had to pay to get it back. Fun fact

[@Phillster41]

The Royals accidentally invaded Spain as their landing craft exercise used the wrong beach. But, that was an accident not deliberate trolling as sometimes happens from the Spanish side

[@BIBIWCICC]

This is actually termed “innocent passage” any warship in the world can do it. As long as they aren’t detaining ships or “operating” in the waters it is perfectly legal. The Gibraltar squadron simply shadows and doesn’t have the legal authority to intercept.

[@Anti-terrorist3112]

The british "aircraft carrier" took 6 weeks to start up 😂

[@starsailor49]

Maybe it’s time to Mine the waters round Gibraltar?

[@sandrider1406]

It’s Spanish waters …..this isn’t even a news story

[@BigBazz-Clips]

think the people living in Gibraltar would disagree with that

[@dutchdryfly]

@@BigBazz-Clipsthen they need to educate themselves

[@BigBazz-Clips]

@@dutchdryfly no the salty spanish need to accept the reality of the situation and get out of British waters

[@MZig-rw7su]

Spain still acts like it's in charge around here and the Royal Navy appeasement policy reinforces this.

[@marvinyo5]

Where's the Royal Navy stopping the Channel invasion?

[@davidreynolds3082]

Spain playing silly buggers. Wants our territory but needs our tourists to survive.

[@ScorpionSuerte]

Also Gibraltar supports the economy of the neighbouring Spanish town, from which 10,000 people work in Gibraltar.

[@XX-qd6ke]

Didn’t they learn their lesson at the Battle of Trafalgar...???

[@georgemurray2901]

That was the French!!!

[@XX-qd6ke]

@georgemurray2901 --- Check your history. It was the British against the combined French AND the Spanish.

[@georgemurray2901]

@@XX-qd6ke it was part of the liberation of Spain from Napoleon,there are always quislings!

[@XX-qd6ke]

@@georgemurray2901--- Regardless, it was a combined fleet.

[@justink1075]

Truth is, they were lost. None of their equipment was working and they had to ask for directions to their home port.

[@derekgrieve188]

If a foreign warship enters another country’s territorial waters without permission. Is that an act of war? 😊. Just asking. LOL

[@XDyl4n]

It's definitely a cause of high tension if you randomly unplanned warship approaching as you can never know the intention of the warship. I personally wouldn't call it an act of war unless they conducted a dangerous manoeuvre or could be seen aligning themselves for an attack or ignoring radio or other communication types.

[@danmckay2583]

@@XDyl4n How about when a German warship blasts out the "Imperial March" music from the Star Wars movie while making it's way up the London river? (Not provoking, but maybe just not well thought out.)

[@tricky778]

​@@XDyl4n wonder what are the Gibraltar laws on possession of large guns.

[@454FatJack]

Great Armada

[@user-cm9pt8bo3l]

The only legal basis for the UK's permanence in Gibraltar and the maintenance of that colony is the Treaty of Utrecht. And the Treaty says very clearly that the colony has no territorial waters beyond the port. You can repeat a lie many times, but it will not become the truth.

[@BigBazz-Clips]

except the people living in Gibraltar wish to remain British and have the right to self determination and thus Gibraltar is rightful British territory with the waters that come with it so you can repeat your lie as many times as you like, but it will not become the truth.

[@user-cm9pt8bo3l]

@@BigBazz-Clips The settlers who currently live in Gibraltar are not legal subjects in this matter, and the Treaty is very clear (too) in this point (not forgetting that the real Gibraltarians live in San Roque). Nobody in Spain wants to give a Spanish passport to the llanitos, they can have whatever nationality they want, since the controversy is about the territory, not about the people.

[@BigBazz-Clips]

@@user-cm9pt8bo3l cry

[@BigBazz-Clips]

@@user-cm9pt8bo3l give Ceuta back

[@BigBazz-Clips]

@@user-cm9pt8bo3l give Ceuta back then

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

Because of the perception by certain foreign countries that we now have a very weak prime minister in Britain, they actually restricted access in and out of Gibraltar with passport control today. Perhaps they think even K Starmer will hand Gib back to Spain of course nonsense, but what is wrong with the politicians of Madrid?

[@Canada-_]

We have the same issues with Americans in our internal waters from time to time.

[@levak8740]

And what exactly Canada going to do about😂

[@Anti-terrorist3112]

Oh no 😂 Justin Castro's armies will attack us , hey ?

[@michaelgallagher7082]

Britain can’t patrol Dover never mind anywhere else??

[@RuiLeTubo]

They can... They just don't want to.

[@dutchgijoe]

No problem for all NATO allies.

[@ronin47bis]

Pueden enviar el Queen Elizabeth, ah no que está averiado....otra vez.

[@FlavioRosa-jv7gd]

😂

[@MrBalisas]

Liars

[@richardbarton2709]

Invite them around for a BBQ and they will invite you around for Tapas friends.

[@tylerclayton6081]

They can’t ever fight one another. America wouldn’t allow it. Our allies aren’t allowed to fight each other

[@ajazvo]

Anymore, Our allies aren't allowed to fight each other anymore is what you meant to say.

[@keithroy9217]

So, we’re challenging NATO allies over a few yards of water now?

[@JonatanRaven]

So many bumb comments in this comment section about the battle of trafalgar and blah blah blah, pointless chest-thumping and completely irrelevant.

[@mr.battledroid2195]

There’s NO British waters in Gibraltar, just as there’s NO a British Gibraltar, just an occupied strip of spanish territory

[@hhproductions8254]

Ummm, I guess if you think that Orengo

[@SeanRCope]

British,Gibraltar lol, that’s funny…

[@genripper-b8q]

defending the empire

[@sandrider1406]

The empire has fallen……..