Looting in England

[AlbanyCartel]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6289067.stm

Apparently people in Devon, England are starting to loot the containers that washed up on shore when this ship got beached.


People are finding all sorts of things, including diapers, brand new BMW M5 steering wheels, and even new motorcycles.



According to my local news, people pretty much spent the whole night looting, and slowed or stopped(in some areas) in the morning when cops decided to start cracking down.




Find anything good 2.2?

[XeVeNskyLiNE]

Lol, shit why not as long as you don't get caught. Diapers for all!

[ThatRoundHeadedKid]

I just read up about this on AOL news.

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...00010000000001

This is like the billionth container/cargo ship accident in the last several years

[2.2 Straight six]

Originally Posted by AlbanyCartel

Find anything good 2.2?

*Grabs Golf Key, leaves thick rubber trails on driveway..*

[2.2 Straight six]

aaaaaaaaaaaaand with a lifetime's supply of M5 steering wheels, it's time to call it a day and go home.

[mike1224]

Originally Posted by AlbanyCartel

Find anything good 2.2?

same thing came to my mind. Send some shovels to Aurora, Colorado. I've broken my last few shovels trying to lift the wet snow from where I park my truck.

[drunken monkey]

Originally Posted by 2.2 Straight six

aaaaaaaaaaaaand with a lifetime's supply of M5 steering wheels, it's time to call it a day and go home.

you really didn't want a brown container.
what on earth are you going to do with that many nappies?

[2.2 Straight six]

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

you really didn't want a brown container.
what on earth are you going to do with that many nappies?

use the chemical stuff to make more snow!

[blindside.AMG]

When the hell did 2.2 become a mod???

[2.2 Straight six]

like 3 weeks ago.

watch out..

[blindside.AMG]

This place is just going down the shitter now isn't it???

[2.2 Straight six]

watch your language, fruitcake.

[blindside.AMG]

Just cause I live in LA doesn't make me a fruitcake!!! That's profiling.....or something. Pfft, mod material my ass!!!

[taranaki]

As usual, it's a small minority getting all the publicity for taking advantage of the misfortune of others. There seems to be little coverage for the volunteers and professionals who are currently hard at work to minimise the effects of this stranding.The latest coverage said that the beach had been closed off because organised gangs were moving in and breaking open undamaged containers.The police were blamed for not closing the beach sooner, but under standing law they cannot act until the Receiver of Wrecks asks them to step in. Legally, anyone recovering goods washed ashore from a wreck is obliged to notify the owners and hold such goods until the owner decides what to do. On a vessel such as this carrying hundreds of containers belonging to multiple owners, the receiver of wrecks cannot act on the owners' behalf until he has a copy of the ship's manifest, which details the cargo and it's rightful owners.

[fredjacksonsan]

Originally Posted by blindside.AMG

When the hell did 2.2 become a mod???

He's English. Didn't you know that they get automatic mod status after 2 1/2 years?


Interesting points Taranaki. Are you quoting international or British law? I recall a law, well perhaps a tradition, that goods washed up from a shipwreck could be recovered by anyone. Perhaps until the police are called in, as in this case?