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Good to see it's still a going concern.
by kwhitefoot 6y ago
Good to see it's still a going concern.
- PoachedSausage 6y agoIt is surprising that there haven't been any more incursions by either government or privateers given that it seems its only guarded by one person at any time. I wonder what state the concrete caissons are in. Maybe the sea will reclaim Sealand in the end as it probably will not be easy or cheap to repair.
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoIndeed. And I imagine the political cost of taking it over is low, and as a starting place for an extralegal operation, the value of it is high. Presuming Sealand continues to be understood as outside the UK's jurisdiction, I imagine the right motivated investor could actually expand Sealand into a larger artificial body.
- _-___________-_ 6y agoA bit of "legal realism" here: if someone takes over Sealand and starts expanding it and doing anything the UK doesn't like, they will simply put a stop to it. International law only matters insofar as other nations are willing to use it, and nobody will care enough about Sealand.
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoSure, but to what extent could they operate without upsetting the UK? Some tax-free tourism? Probably get away with it. Running some sort of Epcot/Sidewalk Labs-esque experimental town on "land" nobody cares about... probably also workable. As long as it doesn't pose a danger to the UK and isn't distinctly criminal in nature, it's probably not going to get much attention.
- bluGill 6y agoIt isn't worth any government doing anything about so long as they don't do the types of things that a pirate would want to do. Thus it isn't interesting for pirates as it doesn't really give them anything more and a fixed location is a liability.