Fatal collision occurred outside BGTW, CM tells Parliament, voicing 'grave concern' for officers involved

Archive image of the RGP interceptor Sir John Chapple pictured the day after the fatal collision. The vessel is on the dock in the police marine base alongside the RHIB involved in the incident. Photo by John Bugeja

1st June 2020

Police officers whose patrol boat was involved in a fatal collision last March could face “multi-jurisdictional legal proceedings” arising from the incident, which appears to have occurred outside British Gibraltar territorial waters and has already prompted a diplomatic complaint from Spain to the UK. Speaking in the Gibraltar Parliament in response to questions from GSD...