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Sealand Put Up For Sale

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pour-at-a-40-for-Sealand dept.

antic writes "The Principality of Sealand is up for sale. The 550 square meter steel platform boasts "uninterrupted sea views", complete privacy and has been mentioned on Slashdot in the past for its offers of hosting outside the jurisdiction of (some) traditional laws."

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  1. If only I could afford such a thing by Vengeance · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then I could hunt the most dangerous game of all...

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  2. Yeah, but... by celardore · · Score: 5, Funny

    You should know that the commute is a bitch.

  3. I should also add by celardore · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not actually for sale, the owners are just offering a tenancy. Which makes it not such a sweet deal.

    1. Re:I should also add by DavidTC · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Yeah, but if they're not living there, and you are, you can just declare a coup and that you are now president-for-life, then fight them off when they attempt to come back. I'm sure it would be pretty easy to smuggle weapons onto the platform, considering there's probably not even room for a port authority.

      Considering the traditional way of determining the actual 'government' is 'who is in physical control of the country', you are now the ruler of Sealand. They are the 'government in exile'.

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  4. Territorial Waters by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sealand exists because in 1967, Britian's territorial waters extended only 3 miles out from the shore.

    Therefore, they could legitimately claim the fort as theirs. If they had tried to do that after 1987... it wouldn't have worked, because the 3-mile limit was changed to 12 miles.

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  5. Re:How to buy Sealand for free in just 5 steps by pedantic+bore · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Well, I think that's not all that different from what they did... except step 2 is a little more iffy than you might think.

    Last time there was a slashdot story on them, they had the business model of providing a place where folks could store sensitive data without fear of subpeona -- they wanted to be, for data storage, what Switzerland used to be for bank accounts. Guess it didn't work. They don't really have as much independence as they thought... it's tough to hold your ground when your entire country is one "accident" (or torpedo) from oblivion at worst, or a few weeks of blockade away from starvation at best.

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  6. Uninterrupted sea views? by Myrrlin · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sealand is a bit of a running joke for the people of Harwich. I would contest their "uninterrupted sea views" as I'm fairly sure that the very brightly coloured (luminous yellow!) Hotel Continental situated on the cliffs of Harwich can be seen from it, hell... they can probably see it from Holland! It's also probably quite fire damaged at the moment having suffered a fire http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5110244.stm last year, and not having its own fire brigade or hospital services had to make use of the British ones.

  7. I'm open to the idea, as long as ... by nastro · · Score: 5, Funny

    As long as the new owners don't change the current statutes on Monkey Knife-fighting, I don't see this as a problem.

    I also hope they clear up the inconsistencies in the human-bovine marriage laws.

  8. Re:How to buy Sealand for free in just 5 steps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You forgot "4a) Actually get recognised by at least one other country". Best of luck with that.

  9. Headquarters by mulhollandj · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds like it would make a great superhero headquarters.

  10. Re:How to buy Sealand for free in just 5 steps by drewzhrodague · · Score: 5, Funny

    5. You own Sealand, you are king.

    It is good to be the king!

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  11. Cheaper to invade. by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

    I believe It's empty right now. Sail up there with a paper knife. occupy the terriroty. Kill all zero people who resist. Declare yourself the revolutionary government.

    Of course, the declaration of what makes for statehood is a little arbitrary. So rather than go to the effort, I declare myself King of Antarctica.

    1. Re:Cheaper to invade. by ezzewezza · · Score: 5, Funny

      What the hell?

      I look away for five seconds and someone steals Antarctica from me.

      I'd watch your back if I were you, 91degrees!

    2. Re:Cheaper to invade. by haystor · · Score: 5, Funny

      You'll have a tough time taking it back since it can only be attacked from the north.

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  12. Sun? In ENGLAND? by evilandi · · Score: 5, Funny

    bladesjester: the sun do its work

    Off the coast of Essex, England, UK? In the North Sea?

    I'm guessing you've never been to the east coast of England. It is sunny for approximately half an hour in the afternoon only of the third Wednesday after Pentecost.

    A far, far faster method of obtaining fresh water in the North Sea would be to simply open your mouth and tilt your head skywards. It'll fill with fresh rainwater - no desalination required - in about six seconds.

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