Guest jay_con Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 http://www.whitbytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2....ticleID=1072591 On the front page of my local rag this morning in an article Entitled " TREATED LIKE SCUM" it claims that the Royal Navey have threatened to fire at a local Trawler. Ill post a link to the full article as soon as Whitbytoday post one up themselves. Extracts from the article read : A Whitby skipper and his crew have been held at gunpoint for 48 hours without explanation. , Warned if the skipper did not start to haul, HMS Mersey would fire a shot 200 yards ahead of the boat;if that brought no response it would be followed by one 100 yards ahead, the third would go through the funnel, and the fourth at the wheelhouse After 70 hours without sleep the boat skipper was interviewed by DEFRA and the trawler was released on saturday and allowed to steam to Whitby but its fishing licence was confiscated http://www.whitbytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2....ticleID=1072591 [ 01. July 2005, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: @[email protected] ] Link to post Share on other sites
Elton 172 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Sounds interesting Anglers' Net Shopping Partners - Please Support Your Forum CLICK HERE for all your Amazon purchases - books, photography equipment, DVD's and more! CLICK HERE for Go Outdoors. HUGE discounts! FOLLOW ANGLERS' NET ON TWITTER- CLICK HERE - @anglersnetPLEASE 'LIKE' US ON FACEBOOK - CLICK HERE Link to post Share on other sites
Spur-Hound 0 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 I LOVE IT !!! demon demon demon Tight Lines Shaun Link to post Share on other sites
Scotty T 0 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Maybe the Skipper of HMS Mersey is a keen recreational sea angler. Scotty No Luck This Time..............Roll On Next Time Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Davison South Wales 1 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Sounds very dramatic, that sort of challenge is normally only given after a request to stop is ignored. I have heard of this type of thing for drug runners who will not stop, surprised the skipper of a trawler refused to stop. I fish, I catches a few, I lose a few, BUT I enjoys. Anglers Trust PM http://www.petalsgardencenter.com Petals Florist Link to post Share on other sites
Elton 172 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Article here: http://www.whitbytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2....ticleID=1072591 Anglers' Net Shopping Partners - Please Support Your Forum CLICK HERE for all your Amazon purchases - books, photography equipment, DVD's and more! CLICK HERE for Go Outdoors. HUGE discounts! FOLLOW ANGLERS' NET ON TWITTER- CLICK HERE - @anglersnetPLEASE 'LIKE' US ON FACEBOOK - CLICK HERE Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Davison South Wales 1 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 It seems a bit odd, there must have been either a good reason for the action taken or it is one hell of a cock up. I fish, I catches a few, I lose a few, BUT I enjoys. Anglers Trust PM http://www.petalsgardencenter.com Petals Florist Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jay_con Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 70 hours without sleep and no contact with family??? Are they allowed to do that????? Sounds like a breach of human rights to me. I only expected to here such things from the Americans and thier Guantanamo camp. Cant be right, surely our armed forces would know better than that. I'm waiting for Defra's comments. Link to post Share on other sites
MJB 0 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 So far we only have the trawler crews side of the story. Keep Rugby at the Rec! http://www.gopetition.com/online/9668.html Link to post Share on other sites
guernseybass 0 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 doesn't sound like they were looking for fish to me... drugs in the nets more like ! www.swff.co.uk - Guernsey Saltwater Fly Fishing Member of B.A.S.S. - www.ukbass.com Member of NFSA www.nfsa.org.uk "better to have fished and lost than never fished at all " Link to post Share on other sites
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