Updated: 6 May 2021, 11:17
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FRENCH fishermen have vowed a new Battle of Trafalgar as a man in a soldier s uniform was seen firing a musket towards the blockade around Jersey.
The row over fishing rights between Britain and France has ramped up as two Royal Navy gunboats were deployed and a French navy vessel speeds towards the Channel Islands.
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The musket fired in a puff of smoke in a bizarre stunt amid the row
Claude La Vaullée, a Norman skipper who has fished off Jersey for 40 years, told Ouest France that he and other fishermen had equipped their vessels to re-stage the Battle of Trafalgar .
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French fishermen demand Macron CUT THE POWER to Jersey and make good on threats after Royal Navy drive off blockade
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Updated: May 6 2021, 15:06 ET
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FRENCH fishermen have demanded Emmanuel Macron make good on threats to cut the power to Jersey after the 100 ship blockade broke up after the arrival of the Royal Navy.
Furious trawlermen raged as the row over fishing rights goes on - and blamed the British for failed talks over access to the waters around the Channel Island.
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Emmanuel Macron has been urged to strike back against JerseyCredit: AP
Cyril Piraud, skipper of a Normandy boat called The Pearl, was among those who set sail for Saint Helier, Jersey s capital, and staged a protest at post-Brexit rules diminishing their right to work in local waters.
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Jersey supermarkets will be EMPTY in just two days unless Royal Navy breaks French trawler blockade, bosses warn
Updated: May 6 2021, 8:33 ET
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SUPERMARKET bosses in Jersey have warned shelves will be empty by Saturday unless the Royal Navy can stop French trawlers blockading the island s port.
Stocks of bread, fruit, fresh meat and vegetables will be gone if freight ships cannot deliver their crucial daily supplies, CEO of Jersey Co-op Mark Cox said.
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People on board the vessels were seen setting off flares as tensions continued to rise this morning - with the Royal Navy lurking in the backgroundCredit: SWNS
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BORIS Johnson has deployed the Royal Navy to protect Jersey from the threat of a French blockade.
The dramatic move came after French fishermen - backed by Macron’s ministers - vowed to shut off the island unless they could fish more British waters, a threat branded an act of war .
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The furious spat erupted after the island - which is under Britain s protection - slapped French trawlers with post-Brexit fishing licences requirements.
About 100 French fishing vessels are due to sail to Jersey s port on Thursday as part of a protest against the new rules, the head of fisheries for the Normandy region, Dimitri Rogoff has said.
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