‘We had right of way’: when British fair play met Russian firepower off the Isle of Wight (opens original article in a new tab)

A Russian warship fired warning shots at a British yacht in the English Channel, with the yacht owners claiming they had right of way and the UK government attributing the incident to navigational issues.

• Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots at British yacht Bright Future in the English Channel
• Yacht owners claimed they had right of way and were not in danger of collision
• UK government described incident as nautical matter with fault possibly due to weather and navigation