Retired British sailors reveal terrifying moment Russian warship opened fire: ‘We did nothing wrong'
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The retired couple who own the sailing yacht that came under Russian fire in the English Channel have told GB News that they "didn't do anything wrong", after the Russians accused them of being on a "dangerous course" with their warship.Alan and Jane Kelvey set sail from Lymington on their 12-metre-long British flagged yacht Bright Future in the early hours of Tuesday morning, headed to Cherbourg in France.They claim visibility was "reasonable" and that there was no fog as they made their crossing, but around 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight they encountered the Russian warship Grigorovich.The couple say the Russians made no contact with them over radio, and that they did not fire any flares, despite the Russians claiming to in a statement where they said they acted in ‘strict accordance' with international regulation.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Kelveys told GB News that the Russians fired four or five shots into the air at 11:01 UK time.The couple say the...
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