Off On One Again

A blog of no interest to anyone apart from me. Highly egotistical. Somewhat ironic that once upon a time people kept diaries secret. Now we publish to the world, even if no-one is listening (or reading). This may include stuff on Greece, history, rugby, cricket, Health and Safety, Wales, genealogy and West Hendred. It will almost certainly include complete rants about things I find amusing, interesting or annoying. There is no guarantee that anyone will share my views!

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37, forgetful, cynical, sarcastic, would like to have been a struggling artist but ended up with a PhD in chemistry. Got bored with being in the lab, fell into Health and Safety and now can't get out of science without taking a pay cut. Rather enjoying the diversion into Environmental compliance. Unfit and terminally depressed. Lovely wife Sam - just about all that keeps me together. Son Rafferty GFX Hall born 24 Oct 2005 is growing up quickly. Greyhound (Buddy), cats (PJ and Boots), tortoises (Tinkerbell and Compost). Learning Greek at Evening Classes. Play Cricket badly for Didcot CC, haven't played rugby for years and am a little annoyed about that. According to my medical, am clincially obese. Earn far too little. Completed H&S and Environmental Diplomas

January 22, 2007

Salvage

Wine, perfume, BMW motorbikes and a tractor have washed up on the coast of Devon, along with the many gallons of oil and diesel from the cargo ship Napoli.  Apart from the ecological disaster which is unfolding, there are an awful lot of people salvaging goods from the wreck. 

I'm really not sure what the moral rights and wrongs are about this.  There are some rights of salvage under the Merchant Shipping Act 1955, but only if you report things straight away.  There is of course a long history of shipwrecks being salvaged and broken up.  Smugglers, wreckers and beachcombers havemade a living of it, in differently nefarious ways, for hundreds, even thousands of years, since man started moving goods by sea.

Its only different now as it is in the full glare of publicity.

posted by Jonathan | Monday, January 22, 2007

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