1973 Iceland British cod war

I was aboard an Icelandic fishing vessel for a day. These are the photographic slides shot. I had the day off and this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I don't remember how the trip was setup but I know it had the approval of the H3 site commander. As I remember I was the only American on board. The Cod Wars, also called the Icelandic Cod Wars, were a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s between the United Kingdom and Iceland regarding fishing rights in the North Atlantic.
In 1972, Iceland unilaterally declared an Exclusive Economic Zone extending beyond its territorial waters, before announcing plans to reduce overfishing. It policed its quota system with the coast guard, leading to a series of net-cutting incidents with British trawlers that fished the areas. As a result, a fleet of Royal Naval warships and tug-boats were employed to act as a deterrent against any future harassment of British fishing crews by the Icelandic craft. The conflict involved several cases of vessels ramming each other.
The dispute ended in 1976 after Iceland threatened to close a major NATO base in retaliation for Britain's deployment of naval vessels within the disputed 200 nautical mile (370 km) limit. The British government conceded, and agreed that after 1 December 1976 British vessels would not fish within the previously disputed area

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[YuNOmeme]

@deanrooney97 flying over uk airspace at the time to stop whaling from iceland.

[deanrooney97]

the unknown aircraft is a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 or Bear the world's fastest propeller-driven aircraft.

[autonomile]

First the Codpiece, now the Cod Wars. What next?

[axs12345]

0:30 the unknown aircraft is known has the bear is a russian bomber (spy plane)

[UBIQUEROL]

I was aboard the Falmouth when Gerald Plumer decided to ram the Thor, she manage to cut the nets of the trawler, but she limped into port listing heavily on one engine.

[beastatlay]

@EdwardJayPumpkinhead

Getting some up-close photographs of that Leander*, I think. The Soviets also did this (though not nearly so low) during NATO exercises.

*the RN frigate

[ALEXBAB1]

@EdwardJayPumpkinhead Searching for submarines.

[LecceDiPane]

The unknown plane is a Soviet Tu-95.

[EdwardJayPumpkinhead]

Why is the Soviet Tu-95 at 0:32 flying so low? Fantastic photo!