A numbers game in Gibraltar’s territorial waters

Archive image of an incursion by a Spanish warship just off Europa Point. All photos by David Parody

2nd March 2020

During a recent week, UK military officials in Gibraltar counted 12 maritime incursions by Spanish state vessels into British Gibraltar territorial waters and seven air incursions by Spanish state aircraft into British airspace over the Rock. A busy week, but not unusual lately. As always, the incursions were challenged and logged in what has become...