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Re: Ship wreck at Branscombe (pics)
« Reply #30 on: 23 January 2007, 15:27:46 »
whislt i dont agree with "looters".....apparently this is legal to an extent, reading a bit in metro this morning.....
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Re: Ship wreck at Branscombe (pics)
« Reply #31 on: 23 January 2007, 15:40:49 »
I bet the stuff will end up on Ebay
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Re: Ship wreck at Branscombe (pics)
« Reply #32 on: 23 January 2007, 15:49:38 »
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I have no sympathy for the people resonsible....they could have hired security and got salvage crews in within hours of it happening (its been quite a few days now) and they didn't, probably because it would have been easier and cheaper if the stuff had been taken away by others.

Its only the bad publicity that has caued the U turn....

Hmm, not sure about that. First they needed specialist salvage to remove the bunker oil from the ship's tanks and then heavy lifting gear to get the containers (and from a beach that's no easy task). This takes time to put in place. Secondly, they couldn't get private security to cordon off the beach as it's a public right of way. Thirdly, these people were determined - setting fires and actually breaking into secure containers (despite the potential hazards). It was a police job, in my view. Very much doubt if they actually wanted the cargo taken away (certainly not the BMW bikes, at any rate).
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Re: Ship wreck at Branscombe (pics)
« Reply #33 on: 23 January 2007, 16:08:41 »
They could have got everything they needed in hours if they had been organised....they could have recovered the cargo from the containers as they washed up onto the beach....just like the public were doing.

It would only have taken a call to Pickfords or similar with a wedge of cash....add a private security firm into the equation (takes little to get approval for this as its no different to say a major show in a public park)

Reality is that the container contents are damaged....the BMW bikes are worth less than their original value as they have been for a swim so the owners wont want them.

Salvage rights state that an item recovered should be registered with the Police and that the owner/insurance company has upto 1 year to pay a salvage fee for return ....

They only changed their mind because its turns out its going to cost even more due to the mess these people are leaving....

I have no sympathy.....
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