§ 40. Mr. James Johnsonasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will make a statement concerning the incident on 21st June involving the collision between the British tug "Lloydsman" and the Icelandic gunboat "Odinn" off the north-west coast of Iceland.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourThe collision occurred while "Lloydsman" and "Odinn" were manoeuvring at close quarters within the disputed fishing grounds. In such manoeuvres, which are inevitable in view of the aggressive tactics adopted by the Icelandic coastguard vessels, incidents like this are almost bound to happen from time to time. There were no casualties.