Some of the 43 trawler captains who were on opposite sides in the Cod Wars have met for the first time since the conflict to discuss how to commemorate the battle. Between the 1950s and 1970s, the UK ...
This wasn't a war with battles and soldiers like in the movies; it was about fish! The Cod Wars of Britain and Iceland [DailyExpress] Once upon a time, not in a land of fantasy but in the real world, ...
The modern Icelander is a chip off the old Norse. He believes that his tiny nation of 172,000 people can exist in equal partnership with great powers-while supporting itself almost entirely on fish.
The Royal Navy should use smaller ships to do what Border Force will not - Steve Finn At the height of the Cold War, there ...
Captain Tim Lee, left, on board Gurkha with his father Henry Morton Lee, who had survived the sinking of Gurkha’s predecessor in 1942 Captain Tim Lee, who has died aged 88, was a distinguished ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is to tell Iceland this week that it will impose sanctions on Icelandic fishing vessels in the "mackerel war" that has threatened Iceland's bid to join the bloc ...
The author of a new book on the history of the Cod War is calling on Hull residents to share their memories and insights. Nathan Morley’s latest work explores the Cod War - a series of disputes ...
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A cut in Icelandic cod fishing quotas makes good economic sense and will help restore stocks of the key export fish, according to a report released on Tuesday by the country's ...