THE DANGERS
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A Russian warship inspecting the Fishing Fleet
Armed Russian sailors aboard a trawler during an inspection
Carrying out spying missions on behalf of the M.O.D. during fishing trips near Russian territorial waters could be very dangerous. Trawlers were occasionally stopped and searched by Russian Naval vessels and it does not need too much imagination to guess what would happen if M.O.D. personnel or equipment was found onboard