''Scary' clash in Channel' and 'Oh frigate!'

''Scary' clash in Channel' and 'Oh frigate!'Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMost of Wednesday's papers lead on the warning shots fired by a Russian warship near a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday morning. The British couple on board tell the i Paper that they were sailing their boat to Normandy, and were about 500 yards (457m) from the ship. They describe the interaction as "a bit scary"The Guardian also details the event, reporting the "rare incident" took place more than 20 miles south of the Isle of Wight at about 11:40 BST. The paper includes a statement from the Ministry of Defence, who said that following attempts to contact the British vessel, the Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots that "were not aimed at the vessel and were an attempt to prevent a possible collision""Russian warship fires at yacht in the Channel" reads the headline on the front page of the Times. The paper describes the Admiral Grigorovich as a 409ft (125m) frigate from Russia's Black Sea Fleet. It quotes the Russian defence ministry as saying the warship fired a "pre-emptive salvo" at the motorless yacht as it approached on a "dangerous course", and attempts to contact the vessel via radio and with signal flares had failedThe Daily Telegraph carries an almost identical headline: "Russian warship fires shots in Channel". The front page also features a photograph of King Charles III and Queen Camilla watching their horse, Reaching High, at Royal Ascot on Tuesday"Vlad fires on Brit OAPs in Channel" writes the Sun, along with an image of the UK-registered yacht, Bright Future, at the centre of the incidentThe Russian frigate in question, the Admiral Grigorovich, is pictured front and centre of the Daily Express, along with the headline: "Putin's ship opens fire"The Daily Mail joins other Tuesday papers in detailing the incide...