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AIBU to think a Russian ship firing in home waters matters?

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Gizzaeycon · 17/06/2026 09:01

Shouldn’t we all be making a bit more fuss about the fact that a Russian ship fired at a British boat in home waters? That’s a very serious thing to happen, right?

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PissedOffAutistic · Yesterday 15:51

Gizzaeycon · Yesterday 15:44

I still believe that we should be allowed to discuss what happened.

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Is that not what we are doing here? We're just not agreeing with you that it's some sinister event

SadiraOfTyr · Yesterday 15:53

BlueSherbet · Yesterday 09:42

I listed the options open to them for communication before firing weapons, I didnt say what they did or did not do.

I still consider they had options other than firing weapons. Its difficult not to see this as being linked to the earlier RN action against a Russian tanker.

Interestingly, this report says the incident occurred in home waters, I guess that terminology is looser than we imagine.

A Russian frigate has fired warning shots at a British-flagged civilian yacht in the English Channel, in the most direct military confrontation between Russia and the UK in home waters in recent memory. The incident follows the Royal Navy’s seizure of a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the same waters just days earlier.
The British yacht reported coming into close proximity with RFS Admiral Grigorovich before warning shots were fired at a distance of approximately 500 yards. The incident is understood to have taken place in the sea between the Isle of Wight and Normandy. No injuries or damage were reported, and a seaboat from HMS Tyne visited the yacht to check on its occupants and gather details.

Russian frigate RFS Admiral Grigorovich fires warning shots at a British yacht - Navy Lookout

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This article is AI generated - most likely an OpenClaw agent that has been instructed to scrape mainstream news sources and write articles. AI makes mistakes. Lots of them.

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Gizzaeycon · Yesterday 16:07

PissedOffAutistic · Yesterday 15:51

Is that not what we are doing here? We're just not agreeing with you that it's some sinister event

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Telling me I’m a troll is not really discussing it with me though.

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PissedOffAutistic · Yesterday 17:13

Gizzaeycon · Yesterday 16:07

Telling me I’m a troll is not really discussing it with me though.

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Did i do that? No. So what do you want to discuss that has not been discussed extensively on this thread already?

Tekknonan · Yesterday 19:35

Gizzaeycon · Yesterday 15:44

I still believe that we should be allowed to discuss what happened.

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Of course, but not much did happen, that's the problem.

Howmanycatsistoomany · Today 10:45

ZippyPlumReader · Yesterday 15:05

Hilarious that they tried to assert their ‘right of way’ over a Russian Warship!

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Exactly.
A 39ft sailing yacht vs Russian warship. Fucking muppets.

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