Minister condemns 'shocking' incident where French-registered vessel 'tried to sabotage' Scottish fishing trawler
An environment minister has strongly condemned what he called a "deliberate act" of sabotage involving a foreign vessel and a UK fishing boat.
Videos posted on social media this week allegedly show the French-registered Antonio Maria on collision course with the Shetland-based trawler Defiant while both boats were fishing in the proximity of Shetland.
Mark Spencer described the footage in the Commons as "truly shocking" after Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) brought it to his attention and urged him to take action.
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