Spain, Gibraltar row over warship incident

Updated February 19 2019 - 6:31am, first published 6:30am
A Spanish warship has been accused of forcing ships to leave British waters near Gibraltar.
A Spanish warship has been accused of forcing ships to leave British waters near Gibraltar.

Authorities in Madrid and Gibraltar have given differing versions of an incident in which a Spanish warship told commercial ships to leave anchorages near Gibraltar, the latest example of tension over the strategic port as Brexit approaches.

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