Template:Did you know nominations/Sinking of the Spanish trawler Sonia

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 20:41, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Sinking of the Spanish trawler Sonia

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The LE Aisling in 2007

... that in 1984 a Spanish fishing trawler sank after receiving gunfire from the Irish patrol vessel Aisling (pictured)? "the Spanish trawler Sonia sank off the Cornish coast yesterday after nearly 600 rounds of ammunition had been fired at it by an Irish navy gunboat" from: "Irish quiz the crew of shot-up trawler". The Observer. Newspapers.com. 21 October 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Fenwick Hutchings

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:20, 23 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image eligibility:

Freely licensed:
Used in article:
Clear at 100px: - Can't see clearly at the main page resolution due to low contrast

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting incident. Meets requirements except for the image, which is not approved. (t · c) buidhe 13:22, 24 March 2021 (UTC)