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===''C. S. Forester'' incident=== On 19 July 1974,<ref>Jessup, John E. (1998).''An encyclopedic dictionary of conflict and conflict resolution, 1945–1996''. Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 130. {{ISBN|0-313-28112-2}}</ref> more than nine months after the signing of the agreement, one of the largest wet fish [[stern trawler]]s in the British fleet, ''C. S. Forester'',<ref>''[[Fishing News international]]'', vol. 14, no. 7–12. A. J. Heighway Publications, 1975</ref> which had been fishing inside the {{convert|12|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}} limit, was shelled and captured by the Icelandic gunboat V/s ''Þór'' ({{transliteration|is|"Thor"}}) after a {{convert|100|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}} pursuit.<ref name=hull>{{cite web |url=http://www.hulltrawler.net/Stern/C%20S%20FORESTER%20H86.htm |title=C S Forester H86 |publisher=Hulltrawler.net |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425073134/http://www.hulltrawler.net/Stern/C%20S%20FORESTER%20H86.htm |archive-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> ''C. S. Forester'' was shelled with non-explosive ammunition after repeated warnings. The trawler was hit by at least two rounds, which damaged the engine room and a water tank.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1974/jul/29/fishing-industry |title=Commons debate, 29 July 1974 |work=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]] |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929011228/http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1974/jul/29/fishing-industry |date=29 July 1974 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was later boarded and towed to Iceland.<ref>''The Illustrated London News'', vol. 262, no. 2. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., 1974</ref> Skipper Richard Taylor was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment and fined £5,000.{{efn|About £{{inflation|UK|5000|1974|2020|fmt=c|r=-3}} {{as of|2020|lc=on}}.{{Inflation/fn|UK}}<!-- check documentation for template:inflation first before changing this because the index date needs to match. The date is usually at least two years ago. --> }} He was released on bail after the owners paid £2,232. Her owners additionally paid a total of £26,300 for the release of the ship. The trawler was allowed to depart with a catch of 200 tons of fish.<ref name=hull/>{{efn|About £{{inflation|UK|26300|1974|2020|r=-3|fmt=c}} {{as of|2020|lc=on}}.{{Inflation/fn|UK}}}}
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