The boat clearly overtook a cyclist though and ran aground swerving away from oncoming trafficAnd the good news : No cyclists were hurt in this incident.
( I agree with the exclusion zone. but it won't make much difference if they we a) asleep. b ) ****ed. ) Since it was going from Perth to Antwerp, I reckon they missed the English channel completely, narrowly missed Ireland and the Shetlands before the Farnes jumped out in front of them.
The Coast guard is forever complaing about "cuts". What do they do? http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/What do the Coast Guard do? Don't they monitor and yell at them to feck off if they transgress? Or is just the case that the area isn't protected at all? I heard recently that the Government is dragging its heels in setting up marine protection zones. How hard can it be?
The Coast guard is forever complaing about "cuts". What do they do? http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/
Sometimes, if they see them, but they can't force them to respond to warnings as happened in this incident...
http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/KarinSchepersReportWeb.pdf
Nowhere is protected, apart from military installations.
It must be very difficult, there are a wide range of interests to be reconciled.
Very hard. Any significant change is genuinely difficult in a democracy and even the successful changes can take years to bring about. These things are only 'wave of a wand' in the unreal world of single-issue pressure groups..... I heard recently that the Government is dragging its heels in setting up marine protection zones. How hard can it be?
Yes - I realise that there are many interested parties and folks must be won over or it will all be for nought.Very hard. Any significant change is genuinely difficult in a democracy and even the successful changes can take years to bring about. These things are only 'wave of a wand' in the unreal world of single-issue pressure groups.