Two Royal Navy gunships sent French fishermen scurrying back home today after one of them rammed a British boat during an attempted blockade of the island sparked by a row over post-Brexit fishing rights. The fishermen said they were ready to restage the Battle of Trafalgar as they descended on the harbour this morning. But by 1.30pm the armada had given in and was seen heading back towards France. Don Thompson, president of Jersey Fishermen's Association, said the French boats blockading the harbour had returned home but were not dropping their demands, as the EU accused Jersey of breaking the Brexit withdrawal agreement. France had sent two patrol craft to face-off with two Royal Navy ships in the Channel, which were there to marshal the 100 demonstrating ships in Jersey. The Athos and FS Themis hurtled towards the British Crown dependency to confront HMS Severn and HMS Tamar - despite them being far superior in size and power. But they came to a halt before entering UK waters and watched on from afar. Jersey's minister of external affairs Ian Gorst said the ship had not asked permission from Britain or the island to enter. The British boats are armed with cannon and machine guns and are roaming the Channel after Paris warned yesterday it could cut off electricity to the island - which is largely supplied via an undersea cable. Pictured: Locals watch as French boats leave St Helier (left), a man is seen firing a musket (top right) and a French trawler rams the stern of a British boat (bottom right).
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