‘Spanish Armada’ protests concrete dumping off Gibraltar

‘Spanish Armada’ protests concrete dumping off Gibraltar

A flotilla of Spanish fishing boats staged a protest Sunday against the dumping of 70 three-ton concrete blocks into the sea by authorities on the Rock of Gibraltar, one of Britain’s last colonial outposts off the Spanish coast. Spanish fishermen claim a dispute over disputed waters around the island has cost them 1.5 million euro over the past year, while Spain’s government has imposed lengthy border checks and threatened to impose a 50 euro crossing fee. Britain claims the measures are politically motivated, and PM David Cameron has called on the European Commission to send a team of monitors.