glipper Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 What are you waffling on about Kavi Ugl the British customs has absolutely nothing to do with the norski fishing boats what so ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owre-weel Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 ^Just when it seemed they couldn't do much more to lower their popularity here, she manages to do so at 2:10 And to top it off, in the youtube clip, she went and called our bonny isles "the shetlands", that will upset a few more folk nae doot! They are not doing much to win favour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerly Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Well, well, looks like they have now broken International Law: http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/2010/September/news/Greenpeace%20protest%20continues.htm Seems to me this falls under Article 87(1) Of the United Nations Convention Of The Law Of The Sea (UNCLOS) which relates to freedom of the seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 pansies Boys, you are caricaturing yourselves again! Why no disband and just send your contributions to the Daily Mail redneck columns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sludgegulper Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Well, well, looks like they have now broken International Law: http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/2010/September/news/Greenpeace%20protest%20continues.htm Seems to me this falls under Article 87(1) Of the United Nations Convention Of The Law Of The Sea (UNCLOS) which relates to freedom of the seas. Maybe it's just me but something just doesn't seem right about that photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glipper Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Your right there sludgegulper he was probably in the water long enough to get his photo taken the twit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerly Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 pansies Boys, you are caricaturing yourselves again! Why no disband and just send your contributions to the Daily Mail redneck columns? Or alternatively we could all just forget about having a mind of our own and accept the drivel we're fed by the likes of Greenpeace eh? Resistence is futile....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Go an sleep it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 pansies Boys, you are caricaturing yourselves again! Why no disband and just send your contributions to the Daily Mail redneck columns? As opposed to the red columns of the Morning Star would that be?!? I know nothing about the Daily Mail, haven't so much as seen a copy in nigh on two decades, but I have no problem being styled "redneck". In its original context and meaning, it is only Shetland's unfortunate geographical position of minimal sunshine, that has prevented and continues to prevent the term being applied accurately to all Shetland crofters, past and present. As in all other aspects the two terms encompass equivalent meanings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Well, well, looks like they have now broken International Law: http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/2010/September/news/Greenpeace%20protest%20continues.htm Seems to me this falls under Article 87(1) Of the United Nations Convention Of The Law Of The Sea (UNCLOS) which relates to freedom of the seas. Maybe it's just me but something just doesn't seem right about that photo. Its an optical illusion created by a long lens. He's one hell of a long way further from the bows than that shot might give the impression he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 The boat isna moving so the photo was taken before she steamed. You don't stop boats that size for "a few minutes" - they take a cople of hundred metres or more to ease up methinks - the mariners will clarify, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 The pic is a frame grab from this: You can see how far away he is at 0.45. The SC has been more or less hove to since 1300, she's been down on the AIS with a constant speed of 0.1 knot. Or she was, until the AIS coverage for the area mysteriously failed sometime in the last couple of hours. Maybe somebody is doing something they don't want the world to see. [edit]Just checked and the AIS is now back up[/edit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Maybe the AIS service was out of bandwidth, after having the whole (interested) world pointed at it via the comments in this forum thread, given that it ranks fairly high on a search of the subject. Paints a picture doesn't it. Their protest is certainly succeeding anyway with the continued interest and publicity generated. They win. Sun Tzu say*: The commander who uses his enemy's resources to ensure his own victory has won the war before the first sword is drawn. *(Well...he didn't, I did, but it sounds like something he would have said ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerly Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Should be an interesting day tomorrow at any rate. As I see it Greenpeace will be in breach of the interdict granted against them in the Court of Session the other day so I would imagine Chevrons lawyers will be banging on the court doors first thing. I also suspect that the judge may very well take an extremely dim view and hold them in contempt also. Looks like Greenpeace could be on a very sticky wicket financially very soon, bearing in mind the interdict provided for the seizure of Greenpeaces assets. Given that their spokesman said the main reason for obeying the order in the first place was to avoid just such penalties and the heavy financial cost of challenging the ruling, clearly Chevron will see that as a weakness and will proceed down that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Their protest is certainly succeeding anyway with the continued interest and publicity generated. They win. Its free publicity for Chevron too though, everytime GP have uttered a statement it has included mention of the brand. Annnnnddddd.....applying that old maxim that "no publicity, is bad publicity"..... How many additional folk have been "exposed" to the "brand" how many times in the last five days, who will recall it, but not that it was "bad" publicity, and be subconsciously drawn to a "Chevron" filling station while they're motoring along and needing to fill up. Seems more win/win for both GP and Chevron to me, its only us poor sods that are being used as the Chess Board for their game that gain nowt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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