Fishermen spark warships terror alert
THREE anglers unwittingly sparked a terrorism alert as they fished close to warships in Hampshire.
Hampshire Police’s marine unit sped to Southampton docks after a suspect vessel was reported near to the Dutch vessels.
But police quickly established they were fishermen who had strayed close to the ships.
Officers joked in a tweet: ‘Three males spoken to. All in order. Males fishing, albeit not very successfully.’
The Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS Evertsen and ocean patrol vessel HNLMS Groningen are in Southampton for a two-week training exercise.