Grimsby
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Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is 45 mi (72 km) north-east of Lincoln, 33 mi (53 km) south-south-east of Hull, 28 mi (45 km) south-east of Scunthorpe, 50 mi (80 km) east of Doncaster and 80 mi (130 km) south-east of Leeds. In 2021 it had a population of 86,138.
Grimsby Town Hall
Image: Grimsby Town Hall geograph.org.uk 145600
Image: Church of St. James, Grimsby geograph.org.uk 1525670
Image: Grimsby Dock Tower geograph.org.uk 395331
Cod Wars
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The Cod Wars were a series of 20th-century confrontations between the United Kingdom and Iceland about fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory.
Coventry City and ICGV Albert off the Westfjords
A net cutter, first used in the Second Cod War
Icelandic patrol ship ICGV Óðinn and British frigate HMS Scylla clash in the North Atlantic.
The incident between V/s Þór and the British MAFF ships Lloydsman and Star Aquarius, as seen from an Icelandic maritime surveillance aircraft