Boats - Sailing - Ships

Sep. 09, 1958 - With The British Fishermen Off Coast Of Iceland. Gunboats Try To Enforce 12 Mile Limit. Frequent attempts have been made by Icelandic gunboats to arrest British trawlers - and their crews fishing within the newly imposed 12 mile limit off the coast of Iceland. Units of the British Navy keep a watchful eye - and often intervene when attempts at arrest are made. Keystone Photo Shows:- An Icelandic Gunboat (nearest camera) tries to arrest a British trawler (right) - but the frigate H.M.S. Eastbourne goes between them - and the arrest is prevented

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Attempts Crews Eastbourne Enforce Frequent Frigate Gunboat Gunboats H.m.s Iceland Icelandic Imposed Intervene Limit Often Prevented Trawler Trawlers Tries Watchful

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