Saturday 18 May 2024

Do you know about Sealand?



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Do you know about Sealand?

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In 1975, Bates introduced a constitution for Sealand, followed by a national flag, a national anthem, a currency, passports, and an immigration stamp, all the features of an independent country.....

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I bet most of you have not heard about Sealand. It’s considered to be the tiniest country on Earth. The Principality of Sealand is a micronation on HM Fort Roughs, an offshore platform in the North Sea approximately 12 kilometers off the coast of Suffolk, England. Roughs Tower was occupied in February and August 1965 by Jack Moore and his daughter Jane, squatting on behalf of the pirate station Wonderful Radio London.

On 2 September 1967, the fort was occupied by Major Paddy Roy Bates, a British citizen who was the owner of a pirate radio, who ejected the competing group of pirate broadcasters. Bates intended to broadcast his pirate radio station, called Radio Essex, from the platform. Despite having the necessary equipment, he never began broadcasting. Bates declared the independence of Roughs Tower and deemed it the Principality of Sealand, an independent entity.

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In 1968, British workmen entered what Bates claimed to be his territorial waters to service a navigational buoy near the platform. Michael Bates (son of Paddy Roy Bates) tried to scare the workmen off by firing warning shots from the fort. As Bates was a British subject at the time, he was summoned to court in England on firearms charges following the incident. The court ruled that the platform (which Bates was now calling Sealand) was outside British territorial limits, being beyond the 3-nautical-mile (6 km) limit which then applied to the country's waters. As a result, the case could not proceed as it was not within British jurisdiction. Bates considers this Sealand's first instance of de facto recognition.

In 1975, Bates introduced a constitution for Sealand, followed by a national flag, a national anthem, a currency, passports, and an immigration stamp, all the features required for an independent country. Sealand, is the smallest nation in the world. It is located 12 kilometers off the eastern shore of Britain. As the name suggests, this platform nation is surrounded by water on all sides. Officially known as the Principality of Sealand, the nation is spread across 550 square meters and home to merely 27 people.

During World War II, the British government built several fortress islands in the North Sea to defend its coasts from German invaders, and among these islands was Roughs Tower, now known as the Principality of Sealand. In the early 1960s, a British army official, Roy Bates, established a radio station, situated offshore on an abandoned ex-naval fort named Knock John, in an attempt to bypass the broadcasting restrictions of the BBC. However, he was soon embroiled in a legal battle with the UK government that questioned the legality of the occupation of the fort. Bates lost the case against the British government, as it was ruled that Knock John fell under UK jurisdiction.

Learning from the ruling, Bates occupied Roughs Tower, which was identical to Knock John, but fell outside of the 3-mile limit to which the UK jurisdiction extended. He then declared it an independent state of Sealand. The statehood of the smallest nation has faced challenges posed by the UK forces, the Germans, and even the Dutch, but the small nation has emerged victorious in protecting itself each time. In 1975, Prince Roy proclaimed the Constitution of the Principality of Sealand. Gradually, other national treasures were also developed, like its national anthem, stamps, and gold and silver coins. Principality of Sealand passports were also produced and issued to many of those who contributed to the formation of the nation.

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Sealand claims to have achieved the status of being one of the most environmentally friendly countries on Earth. It states that 99.9% of its electricity is from renewables, using a combination of wind turbines and solar panels. It was more or less self-sufficient and they believed in being an independent principality. Bates and his associates have repelled incursions from vessels from rival pirate radio stations and the U.K.'s royal navy using firearms and petrol bombs. In 1987, the United Kingdom extended its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, which places the platform in British territory.

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I went to meet my friend Gomes, whom we in fun would call - Go Patrao. He was enjoying his evening peg, feni as usual. He invited me to join. Didn't want to disappoint him, and agreed for a peg.

During our casual talk about mundane subjects, the talk veered to politics and rain. I told him, Goa is still riddled with potholes and some areas have been dug up since long. He immediately smiled and said, it's a sign of progress and prosperity.

I didn't understand, he quickly added, Goa will be richer than Dubai. You and me will be richer. Everyone knows it, how come you're not aware. I gave him a surprised look. He said, some time ago, an expert said, underneath Goa there's oil. So, you have holes and potholes with people desperately looking for the oil.

Another expert said, there's a lost civilization underneath. Hence all the digging to find them. All want to know who were those guys who taught Goans, take it easy and chalta hai!

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Malyalees are everywhere?

During Apollo Mission:

Just as Neil Armstrong landed on the surface of the moon. As he stepped out, he curiously looked around. He heard, 'chai, chai.'

He looked the other side. He heard,’tyre puncture repair.’

Armstrong turned around & asked, 'who r u?'

He replied, I from God's own country!

 'We from Kerala, we simbly came here!'

Armstrong was dejected, his dream of being the first man to step on moon was lost.

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