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. Photo Shows The Icelandic gunboat as along side a British trawler - but the latter carry out evasive action and gets away no arrest is made

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Attempts Crews Enforce Evasive Frequent Gunboat Gunboats Iceland Icelandic Imposed Intervene Latter Limit Often Trawler Trawlers Watchful

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