modern day pirate

[Halcyon]

[Heads off to fill wine bottles with blackberry Ribena]

Heeheheeee That will sell. No one will notice. ;-)

Originally Posted by Russ D

Thumbs up to the guy - but what's to stop another 'real life pirate' pulling up alongside him and robbing him blind??

shhhhhhh dont tell everyone my plans

[paulyoung666]

what caught my eye was the bloke used to live a couple of streets away from me , good luck to him i reckon

[danielf]

It appears this business is not so legal after all:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/3884519.stm

Originally Posted by danielf

It appears this business is not so legal after all:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/3884519.stm

Is that not more to do with the fact that he came into port without thinking to unload the stock on to another boat first of all?

[danielf]

Originally Posted by dr wadd

Is that not more to do with the fact that he came into port without thinking to unload the stock on to another boat first of all?

Oops, you're right. I should learn to read really

[bopdude]

A guy at work was on about this the other day, didn't think he was on the level

Yep good luck to the guy, but as others have said, lets hope he survives the real pirates....... easy pickings.
Do gun laws apply out there as well ( international waters ) if not a couple of well placed cannons might not go amiss just in case ...lol

[bopdude]

well just heard on the radio that the customs and excise have impounded his boat he will fight them in court sorry cant give a link but i am on the a19 on the way to blackpool

Originally Posted by bopdude

well just heard on the radio that the customs and excise have impounded his boat he will fight them in court sorry cant give a link but i am on the a19 on the way to blackpool

Yup I just heard that too, I'm sure he will be able to get away with it, unless the gov change the law.

Originally Posted by dr wadd

Is that not more to do with the fact that he came into port without thinking to unload the stock on to another boat first of all?

Well, it's more to do with the following, I think...

"Customs came down yesterday and gave us until midnight tonight to leave.

"Then they came down again this morning and said the agreement was null and void.

"They couldn't give us any reason for this, and said they had instructions from above. They said their hands were tied."

In other words they were pressured from "on high" to change their minds, even though they knew damn well that he had *no* intent of trying to sell his goods on UK territory.

I believe (although I'm not a lawyer) that if a boat is carrying cargo which is not to be off-loaded at a particular port, then it is still considered "at sea" for the purposes of Customs and Excise ie if your ship is dropping of cargo at three different ports in three different countries, only what you're dropping off *at the time* is generally considered of interest.

Still, HM C&E are a law unto themselves...

[paulyoung666]

you aint kidding graham :yikes:


http://icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk/01...name_page.html

sorry about the link but the little doofer aint working for me

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by Russ D

Thumbs up to the guy - but what's to stop another 'real life pirate' pulling up alongside him and robbing him blind??

Well, I'd suggest the fact that you can still (in theory) be hung for piracy might give said pirate pause for thought.

Originally Posted by Theodoric

Well, I'd suggest the fact that you can still (in theory) be hung for piracy might give said pirate pause for thought.

Not under UK law.

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by Graham

Not under UK law.

Probably true. I've a vague memory that we finally gave up the right to hang you for piracy, treason and arson in HM dockyards a few years ago but I'm not sure if the Channel Islands and the IoM still retain the death penalty (not that it would be applied in practice).

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by bopdude

well just heard on the radio that the customs and excise have impounded his boat he will fight them in court sorry cant give a link but i am on the a19 on the way to blackpool

....and you are posting on the forum.....cool!