Urgent: Gibraltar gov't claims "illegal incursion" into waters by Spanish gunship

A Spanish gunship on Tuesday made an "illegal incursion" into British waters off British colony of Gibraltar amid rising Brexit tensions over the territory, the Gibraltar government said.

"Illegal incursion into #British #Gibraltar Territorial Waters by Spanish Navy patrol ship Infanta Cristina this afternoon," said the local government in its twitter account alongside with a short video.

The armed ship sailed into British waters just hours after Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis told Britain to "calm down" after the EU Brexit negotiation guidelines effectively gave Spain significant power over Gibraltar's future.

Gibraltar, dominated by a 426 meter high ridge, was ceded to the British in 1713 and its 30,000 inhabitants are governed by British law, using the pound sterling as it's currency. Spain has never given up its territorial claim for Gibraltar to be returned to Spanish control. Endit