At least she didn’t try that here, it would really have been nasty, there is bulk hazardous chemicals being unloaded at Ipswich docks on a regular basis..:yakk:
A woman who shouted “I’m Jack Sparrow” at police as she stole a ferry was lucky she was not injured, the owners of the vessel said.
Alison Whelan referred to the movie pirate character as she took the Dart Princess on the River Dart in Devon.
She was jailed after being found guilty by magistrates in Torquay of aggravated vehicle taking last September.
Paignton Pleasure Cruises said that, had the vessel managed to float out to sea, “it could have been serious”.
The court heard Whelan, who was sentenced to 112 days in prison, was high on a cocktail of drink and drugs when she stole the ferry.
BBC News – Kingswear’s Dart Princess ferry thief ‘Jack Sparrow’ jailed
If she’d have got out to sea beyond the 12 mile limit it would technically have been piracy.
Theoretically she could have ended up strung up from the yard arm. Unlikely but not impossible.
Would DEFINITELY have made sure she didn’t do it again though.
Sad woman needing attention and adventure… 🙁
My friend who is a very mature, serious woman in a very professional job where an enhanced CRB is done,
has to disclose ‘Drunken TWOKing’ whenever she applies for a job
(I think on enhanced CRB’s even ‘spent convictions’ are disclosed)
she was abut 17-8, pissed and ‘borrowed’ a rowing boat and got nicked in the 80’s!!! :laugh_at:
yep everything comes up, cautions the lot (hence why I’m supposed to be supervised in areas where controlled drugs are kept) – something like that its still classed as a traffic offence as normal civillian cops have jurisdiction over non tidal rivers, with dual responsibilities where the river becomes tidal (like here)
she wouldn’t have got as far as the ferry round here as there is everyone keeping a sharp lookout along the waterfront as the whole area is treacherous and sadly people go over the side or the bank and drown regularly, as well as near misses between vessels
Just two weeks ago I was listening on the VHF frequencies and a big cargo ship nearly collided with a RIB, luckily it was empty but the Dutch skipper was really worried and said “I hope I didn’t smash it”. (the harbourmasters reply was “don’t worry mate, its made out of rubber :laugh_at: )
when they didn’t do CRB checks or didn’t cross check things scum got good jobs like the former head of SCAMB, he did time for murder as a minor due to being part of a gay bashing gang (so no way anyone like that should ever work in healthcare) and never declared it – it seems it only came to light after he was busted for DUI and a further check was done..
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