(MENAFN) A Spanish warship sought to order commercial shipping to leave anchorages in British waters near Gibraltar but was disputed by the British navy and sailed away, in the latest example of tension over the strategic port as Brexit nears.
According to Gibraltar's authorities, the Spanish ship tried to order ships to leave their anchorages on the eastern side of the Rock, but the ships didn't move, then it sailed away after being challenged by the British navy.
Tensions over territorial waters around the peninsula in southern Spain often erupt between Spanish and British vessels.
A spokesman for Gibraltar said: "there is only nuisance value to these foolish games being played by those who don"t accept unimpeachable British sovereignty over the waters around Gibraltar."
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