Barlow Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 2 hours ago, The Old Git said: I’ve dived off the Point, the currents can be tricky but shouldn’t bother a RIB or jet ski. 2 hours ago, The Old Git said: Did a lot of scuba diving and had a RIB. Tides were largely irrelevant in the RIB, would think it would be the same on a jet ski. A tide is a tide is a tide. If you are diving during slack water and neap tide then aye, the affect is minimal. This guy massively under estimated his journey and also didn't have much fuel left and should think himself lucky he's alive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 My point was really about a RIB or jet ski being little effected by tides, especially compared to a yacht. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 The police say that ''He'' only had 10 mins fuel left, so they must have found the jetski? .but did he just drive/ski??? it from Laxey, had he been here all along?? Why not just give the whole story without the subterfuge??? but...... if he was here from September and covid free, why did he think to need this subterfuge??? To save his girlfriend from 'harbouring charges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, Kopek said: The police say that ''He'' only had 10 mins fuel left, so they must have found the jetski? .but did he just drive/ski??? it from Laxey, had he been here all along?? Why not just give the whole story without the subterfuge??? but...... if he was here from September and covid free, why did he think to need this subterfuge??? To save his girlfriend from 'harbouring charges? If he’d stayed in September, and been here all along, he wouldn’t have committed any offence. So no harbouring, no illegal entry. Once you’ve got your entry certificate you can stay as long as you like. No offence of overstaying. No benefits, no working without a permit or permit exemption. But they aren’t serious offences. Im surprised not to have read of an exclusion order at the end of his sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Would that apply to a key worker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Just now, The Old Git said: Would that apply to a key worker? Locksmith? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Just now, The Old Git said: Would that apply to a key worker? That’s the category of permission to enter. Once a key worker has done 14 days in semi isolation they’re free of restriction. They could stay over if they were self supporting and not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Kopek said: The police say that ''He'' only had 10 mins fuel left, so they must have found the jetski? .but did he just drive/ski??? it from Laxey, had he been here all along?? Why not just give the whole story without the subterfuge??? but...... if he was here from September and covid free, why did he think to need this subterfuge??? To save his girlfriend from 'harbouring charges? As was pointed out in the other thread, in the photos he rocked up in, he wasn't wearing gloves either. There's absolutely no chance you'd make a crossing like that in the Irish Sea, on a jet ski, with no experience and then still have the energy to walk from Ramsey to Douglas. At the very least, he's not wanting to shop whoever dropped him in Douglas chez Missus Jetski. Someone else must've given him a lift, maybe to the edge of Manx waters. The jet ski gives plausible deniability, and isn't a great expense when you think what could be brought over on it. I reckon there's a lot more to the story, that may come out in the wash. Edited December 15, 2020 by AcousticallyChallenged 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Just wondering if key workers were on a specified time allowed here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, John Wright said: That’s the category of permission to enter. Once a key worker has done 14 days in semi isolation they’re free of restriction. They could stay over if they were self supporting and not working. Key workers only have to do 7 days now & then can elect for a COVID test so they can food shop, exercise as much as they want etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: As was pointed out in the other thread, in the photos he rocked up in, he wasn't wearing gloves either. There's absolutely no chance you'd make a crossing like that in the Irish Sea, on a jet ski, with no experience and then still have the energy to walk from Ramsey to Douglas. At the very least, he's not wanting to shop whoever dropped him in Douglas chez Missus Jetski. Someone else must've given him a lift, maybe to the edge of Manx waters. The jet ski gives plausible deniability, and isn't a great expense when you think what could be brought over on it. Now, it doesn't take a great leap of imagination, in the context of postal seizures, and milk trays to work out what could be that big motivator. With the lack of traffic to and fro, a sensible guess would be that the market for certain commodities over here is very lucrative. There is some speculation that he got a lift in a trawler, then did the last leg on the jet ski. That makes more sense and, as you say, may have been motivated by something more than a return to the welcome arms of his fair love (of two weeks, more than two months ago) The lengths some organised purveyors will go to to get their goods to market is almost admirable in the ingenuity. Let's face it, arrested on Sunday, in court the next day doesn't leave an awful lot of time for an investigation does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Be a nice little bonus in it for him when he sells his story to the mirror or rag of choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: I reckon there's a lot more to the story, that may come out in the wash. Bloody hell...he’s done it off the coast of Norfolk too?! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: reckon there's a lot more to the story, that may come out in the wash. You'll be lucky!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, Uhtred said: Bloody hell...he’s done it off the coast of Norfolk too?! Perhaps he was trying to visit "Rog".... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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