(1632) Almost evening all.
16. DAD at 1501
Wreck and salvage law, 2012.
Definition of wreck
According to section 255 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the definition of wreck includes “jetsam, flotsam, lagan and derelict found in or on the shores of the sea or any tidal water”.
Derelict describes property, whether vessel or cargo, which has been abandoned and deserted at sea by those who were in charge of it without any hope of recovering it.
The charge against Danny Tommo mentioned damage to a SHIP; and since the RIB had been abandoned, it becomes a Derelict Wreck.
The Defence have a week to study this aspect of Marine Law.
15. Breitbart
14. Monsters
13. Sounds a bit fishy
12. Food for thought
11. Failure to read the room
12. I guess this is why Bliar removed the death penalty for treason. He knew what he was about to start.
16. Perhaps the defence briefs can ask why a French coastguard was trying to steal an abandoned dinghy in British waters? Shirley, if Thomas had merely claimed rights of salvage under Maritime Law, instead of slashing it, the Old Bill wouldn’t have a leg to stand on, even with their politically motivated views.They He could even have made a Bob or two on Vinted. Just a thought.
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JH: Too sensible, Penseivat.
If he is not a faker, big if but for the sake of discussion, he might be a bit thick, badly informed blissfully unaware of this aspect of Maritime Law.
For all we know the French fellow might have already claimed the right of salvage…in French….out of earshot of the chaps on the speedboat which is why he went onboard the dinghy.