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Where are the Spanish fishermen this morning?

HMS St Albans
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HMS Atherstone
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...e/P6044923.jpg

HMS Shoreham
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...e/P6044917.jpg




If anyone has spotted a Spanish flag in these photos I sugest you Google Millenium Dos to see the pride of Spanish navigation
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...e/P6020011.jpg

ShipSpotting.com
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© Batilla

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15% of the Royal Navy isnt bad considering the requirements of Jubilee and Olympics
The chess board must be looking a bit empty at the moment

the following is taken from the MOD Navy website
HMS St Albans is part way through her second consecutive Gulf deployment in 12 months and will return to the UK at the end of the year.

After so long away, she will spend much of her following time in the UK contributing to one of the Military Tasks and the crucial training of future Principal Warfare Officers, Navigators and Aircrew


She was in Hamburg only 2 weeks ago, so must be on emergency call out in Home waters now.

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Well the R.N. have left and there is now a fishing boat and the brave G.C. playing Rsoles.
I am surprised they can afford the fuel.

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More friction to fuel the ongoing tension, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ebrations.html

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Things are certainly warming up.
Wonder how that will go down in the Spanish media and elsewhere ?
More hassle at the border perhaps ?

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Guess why

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...tar-visit.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ers-Spain.html

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Its almost as if Spain is trying to start a fight to distract its population from the crushing misery of 50% youth unemployment and social unrest..... I mean, WHO would do that? Not Britain, no, never, not us.....

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Spot on :thumbdown:

But I don't think it will come to a fight they don't have any spherical objects


Of course not ;)

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/de...ean-Union.html

Bloody traitors! :thumbdown:

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Agreed

They talk of co-sovereignty, how long do you think it will take the Gibraltarians to accept that after 300+ years of abuse by the Spanish. Abuse that has been more obvious in recent times, the closing of the frontier in 69, to the recent activities.
Will the Spanish ever learn that if you want to shag someone you woo them not abuse them.
Treat the Gibraltarians nicely for the next century or two and then try again.
Remember that the frontier was only opened because the requirement of no closed frontiers in Europe was part of Spains joining commitments.
Mind you what will happen in the near future when the Euro collapses is anybodies guess.

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co-sovereignty ?

how does that work ? The same way as PFI ?

it is only because of the loss of life (on both sides) and the way the British public see the Falklands that Bliar hasnt been found out on considering it for those islands as well.

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I wonder if he got permission, after all Prince Ted arrives tomorrow?

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...P6104964-1.jpg

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Think I'm gonna check out Gib for a while, not been there for a few years, any good Hotels anybody? I don't mean cheap, I mean good.

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The Rock was still good a couple of years ago. Still very traditional with breakfast presented in silver tureens, afternoon tea and Sunday lunch. Bedrooms are very comfortable and you can watch all the shipping traffic to and from Morocco. can get a little noisy in some rooms if they are holding a Bar Mitzvah or something.

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if there is a grey painted war canoe in you could ask if the wardroom has any spare spaces for you