Spain invades seas around Gibraltar
 

When was the last time Spain has attempted to invade Gibraltar, not including these encroachments on sovereignty? I am presuming this also means that they have a jointly recognized territorial water boundry between the nation of Spain and the territory of Gibraltar?

Several occassions over the years. It is because the Gibraltars waters arent mentioned in a certain treaty so they consider it to be spannish but with the a Royal Navty fleet based there it is considered british waters and is but spain don't seem to agree.

1783, as far as I know

The treaty of Utrecht, which ceded the Rock. It refers only to land, rock and little else. So just where the land is just the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. In these 300 years by the United Kingdom has stolen land. appropriating the isthmus. Under the Treaty, neutral ground.

The incident is not part of the RN. It is the part of local police in the rock. The RN does that nonsense I think.

Lets be frank, its a British tabloid blowing all of this way out of proportion. Best treat it in the same way as its news exclusive on the 2006 invasion of the Falkland Islands was treated... as entertaining fiction.

After all, the heavily armed warship (as they put it) was HMS Scimtar, an 18ton speed boat that protects the harbour. Now I know the Daily Mail has gripes with Labour's defence procurement programme; but a speed boat with a machine gun on the back is not a heavily armed British Warship.

Give it time!!!:DL

If i were the spanish I'd avoid gibraltar waters altogether what with the Tireless leaking all over the place.