Tories Demand Extra troops To Defend The Rock From Spanish After Survey Vessel Encroaches On Gibraltar's Waters -- The Daily Mail
* Spanish ship RV Ramon Margalef entered British waters yesterday
* Refused to leave for 20 hours despite being contacted by HMS Sabre
* Foreign Office has asked the Spanish ambassador to explain
Tories demanded a show of force against Spain yesterday after a Spanish vessel made a ‘provocative incursion’ into Gibraltar’s territorial waters.
Britain summoned the Spanish ambassador for a dressing down after the ocean survey vessel spent 20 hours defying the Royal Navy’s demands that it depart, escalating the diplomatic tensions over the Rock.
The incident was denounced in Britain as the ship withdrew last night.
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