HMS Westminster has arrived in Gibraltar on a routine visit a day after Spanish fishermen were involved in a stand-off with UK military and police boats.
The Royal Navy warship sailed in as tensions flared with Spain over the British territory.
Yesterday, a flotilla of more than 30 fishing boats was "corralled" by Royal Navy vessels after protesting near the spot where Gibraltar's government placed 70 concrete blocks in disputed waters next to the Rock.
Gibraltar says it has created the concrete artificial reef there to protect local fish stocks from trawling, but Madrid says it restricts their right to fish.
The move has led to further tensions between the UK, Gibraltar and Spain - which has imposed tougher border checks in retaliation.
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