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@golf charlie
Yes agreed, but there needs to be some method for removing those "elevated" as a reward for incompetence/deceit/lying.
Easy: copy Blair Creature - change law and remove right to vote in HoL & be in Gov't
Pcar
@golf charlie, Apr 22, 2018 at 10:10 PM
Tesla service centers will replace the aluminum mounting bolts with coated steel bolts and will apply a corrosion-preventative sealer around the gear housing and connecting bolts. If bolts are found to be broken or break during the removal process, Tesla will also install a new steering gear."Tesla do not get electrolytic corrosion?????
As with suspension, Tesla taking weight saving and cost cutting too far whilst not paying for strength/longevity. Bikers replace steel bolts with titanium; Al wheels with Mg.
imho fractured suspension arms due to Al alloy too thin and not enough Mn in AlSiMgMn alloy.
"corrosion-preventative sealer" No, that will seal in anything which is there or leaks in. :facepalm
Pcar
May did manage to deport Cap'n Hook in the face of protracted opposition by the human rights parasite lawyers. Her boss Dave, of course, backtracked on doing anything to loosen the absurd human rights laws that made such deportations so difficult.
DaveS
"Sea is the last great unregulated space"
So yes you could make a rule that UK/EU docks won't accept any ships powered by bunker fuel
but then you are dependent on nearby 3rd party countries like Morocco/Turkey/Russia not just becoming staging posts
And I wonder if such countries could buy up cheap bunker fuel and burn it onshore to create hydrogen fuel cells to power
I'm betting you could with filter tech burn bunker fuel cleanly in a power station.
stewgreen
@GC
What's the legal situation for vessels in international waters with no flag? Can they be seized by anyone - like pirates did?
Pcar
Britain’s immigration contradiction
"procrastinator, capitulator, and scrambler" sums up May well.
Pcar
"Sea is the last great unregulated space"
Is that true Golf ?
Apr 23, 2018 at 2:30 PM | stewgreen
In many ways, yes it is!
A Country can have rules for ships owned/registered in that same country. A country can "police" shipping in its own National Water, and refuse entry to ships considered dangerous, a liability etc. A country can refuse to allow a ship to leave a harbour.
"Stopping/intercepting/searching" any ship in International Waters risks a Diplomatict Incident. Hence:
was the Belgrano sunk in a warzone?
ships smuggling drugs across the Atlantic are not intercepted until they reach Territorial Waters
Greenpeace et al exploit this for their (always filmed) publicity stunts, but may not try it on with Putin again!
"deaths at sea" even if not deemed suspicious by anyone on board, still need to be "Certified" by someone. It is one thing for a cruise liner or freighter, but can be very difficult for shorthanded yachts and the deceased's families and legal executors
there is no doubt that IT WAS accepted practice to dump rubbish at sea, including oily wastes and other chemicals. It does still happen. A slick of toxins washed up on the English Channel Coast, MAY have been dumped by a ship still in view, but it may have been dumped many days previously, and hundreds of miles away.
There are so many financial incentives for ship owners to Register their ships in Countries with the least onerous Laws.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience
Ever wondered what floats the financial boats of Panama, Liberia and the Marshall Islands?!
golf charlie
Local paper of the 16 page business supplement 4 pages are about construction work on the Hornsea One big offshore windfam
stewgreen
They make their editorial as well.
stewgreen
Apr 23, 2018 at 7:35 PM | Pcar
Flying a Flag or Ensign should not be relevant. One vessel may not board another without an invitation, unless the crew and/or ship are in distress. But there is no International Marine Police Force to take charge in International Waters, should one vessel decide to board another.
The short answer is no, but how is this policed? At sea, possession is almost ten tenths of the Law.
If "Legal Niceties" are observed, then you have:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty_law
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_salvage
Most disputes involving shipping will involve the Insurers of the ship, the cargo and lastly the crew. Modern pirates effectively hold all three to ransom, demanding suitcases of cash, gold, diamonds etc.
The International Community can be stirred into action
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_the_Strait_of_Hormuz
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_the_Strait_of_Malacca
Once the International Community captures a pirate, especially in International Waters, who takes responsibility for their trial or imprisonment? Traditionally, pirates tended to receive instant justice at sea, it was deemed efficient justice.