Published 01:28 IST, December 13th 2020

UK deploys naval vessels on standby to protect its waters in case of no-deal Brexit

The move comes as UK negotiations enter the final 48 hours of talks to strike a post-Brexit trade deal ahead of the transition period that expires December 31.

Reported by: Zaini Majeed
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On December 11, United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement that it has deployed at least four Armed Royal Navy boats of 80-meters (260-feet) each to patrol nation's territorial waters against illegal fishing as a warning to EU. move comes as negotiations enter final 48 hours of talks to strike a post-Brexit tre deal ahe of transition period that expires December 31.

In case negotiations end without a tre deal, UK naval officers will confiscate all EU fishing boats that trespass Britain's exclusive ecomic zone (EEZ) to safeguard British waters, authorities told UK brocasters. UK defence ministry has conducted extensive planning and preparation to ensure that armed forces are rey for a range of scenarios at end of Transition Period on January 1, ministry spokesman told British ncies. 

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[UK navy vessels in British waters. Credit: MOD UK]

To ensure 'deterrence, inspection capabilities'

UK’s defence ministry told sources of BBC that offshore patrol vessels protect rights of UK’s maritime sovereignty as nation becomes an independent coastal state. boats will conduct operations to ensure deterrence, inspection capabilities, and a range of or scenarios as Transition Period concludes. Shrewsbury and Atcham MP Daniel Kawczynski and several or British MPs h urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to protect UK’s territorial waters from "illegal French fishing".

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01:28 IST, December 13th 2020