Oil rig turned into small island

[N10k]

Does anyone have a link to the oil rig which turned into a island off the uk? The one where pirates captured the owner and the sas helped out

[Benmac]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Seala...

[randomman]

Thats awesome!

Did anyone get the feeling that the takeover felt a bit like a playground fight, with German and the UK being the disapproving parents?

[benoli]

oh for the love of God !, how stupid is this man ?

how can it have a GDP - it's got bugger all space to do anything with. what does it export ?

besides which, in 1968 when he shot at the Royal Navy for intruding in 'his waters', why didn't the Navy just declare it an act of war/aggresion, and bomb the fk out of him

[Swillsy]

benoli said:

oh for the love of God !, how stupid is this man ?

how can it have a GDP - it's got bugger all space to do anything with. what does it export ?

What like the U.K??? Can export services from a laptop

[Shar2]

Doesn't he rent out space for webservers etc?

Edited by Shar2 on Friday 20th March 13:10

[off_again]

I bet he's 5 foot tall too - small man syndrome.....

[Jsys]

Somehow I imagined it would be larger.

[anonymous-user]

wiki said:

The Principality of Sealand is a micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England.


Sealand is not currently officially recognized as a sovereign state by any United Nations member.

I didn't know about the take over and people being held hostage.

[Swillsy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Seala...

pretty cool story

[IforB]

My father is officially "Lord iforb's dad of sealand".

You can buy the title for a couple of quid and I got it for him for a laugh. As far as I'm aware, it isn't an ex-oil rig, but a gun emplacement.

[Sixpackpert]

Swillsy said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Seala...

pretty cool story

Is there an echo in here?

[Ewan S]

Puts me in mind of one of the spithead forts in the solent between portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

People live on those too. Always wanted to do a tour!

[ph1l5]

IforB said:

My father is officially "Lord iforb's dad of sealand".

You can buy the title for a couple of quid and I got it for him for a laugh. As far as I'm aware, it isn't an ex-oil rig, but a gun emplacement.

Just seen that and for a great price too

Lord and Lady Ph1l5 of Sealand, Has a great ring to it.

[Chris_w666]

Benmac said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Seala...

Thats lightened my afternoon. I am sure there is a sitcom or movie in that wikipedia article somewhere.

[Moose.]

Gotta love these kind of things. Classic British eccentricity

[Rotary Madness]

Hmmmmm, im thinking there should be a PH invasion on the island, could make a nice day out What i dont get is how they can lay clain to everything within 12 miles of it, a tad stupid as it appears to encompas part of london.
Im liking the shooting at the navy part

[A1GOY]

I'm quite keen to see it and how people can live and work there. Seems like good fun to me!

[Mike400]

If you are interested there are plenty of photos here:

http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/SealandTwo/Rou...

good way to waste a friday afternoon!