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A second, but far less important "Battle of Dogger Bank" involving [[Greenpeace]] activists occurred in August 2004<ref>see Greenpeace's account on: http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/node/1332</ref>
 
A second, but far less important "Battle of Dogger Bank" involving [[Greenpeace]] activists occurred in August 2004<ref>see Greenpeace's account on: http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/node/1332</ref>
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On 21 October 1904 ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet, steaming from [[Kronstadt]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]] to support Russian forces in the [[Russo-Japanese War]], opened fire on a fleet of thirty or so British trawlers (fishing boats) at Dogger Bank, having mistaken the vessels for Japanese torpedo-boats. Three fishermen were killed, and the blunder provoked a dangerous diplomaticc dispute between the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Russia]]. In the same incident, Rssian ships also fired on each other.<ref>http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm</ref>
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On 21 October 1904 ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet, steaming from [[Kronstadt]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]] to support Russian forces in the [[Russo-Japanese War]], opened fire on a fleet of thirty or so British trawlers (fishing boats) at Dogger Bank, having mistaken the vessels for Japanese torpedo-boats. Three fishermen were killed, and the blunder provoked a dangerous diplomaticc dispute between the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Russia]]. In the same incident, Russian ships also fired on each other.<ref>http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm</ref>
    
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