Re: The nation of.....Sealand
 

"the island suffered a devastating fire which destroyed much of the country's administrative centre"
- his desk got burnt

"and the main power generation facility which serves its population and industries."
- His Honda 50cc generator got burnt

"Fortunately, back-up systems exist which permit its activities to continue"
- He has a battery

Re: The nation of.....Sealand
 

Its only a 660lb warhead, the rest is fuel & mechanicals :rolleyes:

Re: The nation of.....Sealand
 

"only" 660lb warhead :rolleyes::rolleyes: travelling at 90-odd miles per hour, that's going to ruin someones day...

ps. Keithd - They aren't just designed for proximity explosions, they can be programmed to explode on contact too

Still, I'd rather just ignore them than blow them up for being sea-pikeys :D (love that expression)

Re: The nation of.....Sealand
 

Forget the torpedos, I don't think it'd remain habitable for long after a few rounds from one of HM's destroyers.

How do you get on and off Sealand? Is it helicopter access only?

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The guy is a tool, he shot and killed a 'trespasser' back in the day but jurisdiction for a trial could never be decided. The RN don't want to know as it's not a ship (tho it was floated in position) and other agencies say it's a wreck and aren't interested so they guy just sort of sits there with it.

The Red Sands forts are far spookier...

Re: The nation of.....Sealand
 

I think there was mention of a ferry on his website somewhere

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I had a browse around, they use a RIB and have a winch to haul it up to the platform.

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Paging Stingo!

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Wasn't the initial idea of declaring the island it's own principality, purposefully to evade tax?

Sounds like a plan to me.

Re: The nation of.....Sealand
 

Latest Sealand news - hot off the press

http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content...A48%3A45%3A130