The Hull incident. The second Pacific squadron was initially doomed to failure. As soon as it left the Baltic Sea, it became the cause of a serious crisis with Britain, when as a result of paranoia several fishing boats were shot. British ships were sunk, which caused fury in the British government. It came to the blockade of the Russian fleet in the Spanish port. From the war against England, Russia was saved by 65 thousand pounds sterling and apologies from the highest officials.