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**2/51** · 09-02-2012, 15:26

All said and done, the RN is best placed to deal with Fishery Protection.

Even the tallest Guardsman will only manage to wade a few yards into the sea before he drowns.

As for the RAF, they could send in the Regiment, they are used to Protection duties, but they would have to put a fence around the UK so the Regiment have somethiong to navigate by.

**Bouillabaisse** · 09-02-2012, 15:32

Originally Posted by PrinceAlbert

Now that's job satisfaction.

If you're talking about me, I can thankfully say that I never did Fish. I did do another, slightly more interesting job involving boarding ships but that had the added fun of being armed, having dog search teams (for more exciting boarding problems) and having a chain of command that took what we were doing seriously. And I suspect job satisfaction is where you find it. The ship's company in Mersey probably got a kick out of getting a collar.

**TheIronDuke** · 09-02-2012, 15:37

Originally Posted by Bouillabaisse

In 20 years' time when the RN doesn't operate outside British waters and only has 10 ships those 10 will be fishery protection.

Iceland won all three Cod Wars on the away goals rule.

**re-stilly** · 09-02-2012, 15:37

Originally Posted by redshift

Mine was sarcasm +1. I have finally entered the worlds beyond the British humor.....thanks ARRSE!

We let you have one every now and then, just to make you feel as though you think you are superior when we all know otherwise

**viceroy** · 09-02-2012, 15:43

What is the point again or RSS_MOD posting on here?

**sunnoficarus** · 09-02-2012, 15:45

Originally Posted by viceroy

What is the point again or RSS_MOD posting on here?

To 'get the message out'…

Alas, I suspect they sometimes send the 'wrong' message.

**Chef** · 09-02-2012, 15:46

£8,000, fair enough, but how much is the whole trip worth to the fishing boat? Is it set against all the times they get away with it?

The offending crew should be set adrift in a longboat, and their ship scuttled, wi' a wannion!

**re-stilly** · 09-02-2012, 15:46

Originally Posted by viceroy

What is the point again or RSS_MOD posting on here?

So ARRSER's can froth at the mouth and feel as though they are getting one back on the system that screwed them over, bastards and no I am not bitter. BASTARDS.

**Bouillabaisse** · 09-02-2012, 16:13

Originally Posted by TheIronDuke

Iceland won all three Cod Wars on the away goals rule.

I plead the Versailles defence - the RN didn't lose. The politicians stabbed them in the back.

**ex_colonial** · 09-02-2012, 16:43

Originally Posted by Chef

£8,000, fair enough, but how much is the whole trip worth to the fishing boat? Is it set against all the times they get away with it?

The offending crew should be set adrift in a longboat, and their ship scuttled, wi' a wannion!

Just be thankfull it wasn't a Somali pirate ship, they would all have been given halal food, medecines & a free trip to the local (UK) benefits office to claim their housing & benefits as poor hard done by asylum seekers