tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post941493293645006808..comments2024-03-28T08:21:30.796-04:00Comments on War News Updates: The Reason Why Iran Seized A Container Ship In The Persian Gulf YesterdayWar News Updates Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-59665620502250669632015-04-30T05:24:41.402-04:002015-04-30T05:24:41.402-04:00WNU Editor,
The "huffing and puffing" o...WNU Editor,<br /><br />The "huffing and puffing" over this, from my perspective, is just hilarious.<br /><br />Over a certain dollar value, the first thing I do, after the Contract is signed, is take out a Tradesman Lien against the Property Title.<br /><br />At the end of the job, if they pay the bill, I remove the lien.<br /><br />If they try to screw my Companies on the bill, well, when they go to sell, or refinance, they have to settle the bill first.<br /><br />Learned that lesson the first year, the hard way.<br /><br />Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-46078436776949641622015-04-30T01:48:34.013-04:002015-04-30T01:48:34.013-04:00I forgot about the Soviet grain ships. That was em...I forgot about the Soviet grain ships. That was embarrassing back in the old country. War News Updates Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-81686683853445498022015-04-30T00:34:07.823-04:002015-04-30T00:34:07.823-04:00Googling "ship seized unpaid bills" pull...Googling "ship seized unpaid bills" pulls up stories, world wide, even Steve Job's Megayacht,<br /><br />But the funniest one was a Singaporean PDF, laying out the force structure and protocols for the Singapore Admiralty Sheriff. Ships skipping out on bills is apparently so common, that the Singapore Government has a specialized 30 man force with fast patrol ships and a helecopter, to go after and seize welchers.Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-21358794749951618562015-04-30T00:10:57.925-04:002015-04-30T00:10:57.925-04:00Worked back in Canada in the 70's.
Ottawa pri...Worked back in Canada in the 70's.<br /><br />Ottawa printer stiffed on a $345 dollar bill for a printing job ordered by the Soviet Embassy, went to court, got a Court order, and had the Montreal Police and Canadian Coast Guard seize a Soviet Grain Freighter.<br /><br />When the Soviet Union collapsed, for a while, everybody was seizing Soviet freighters for unpaid bills.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/09/us/taiwan-ship-seized-on-coast-for-unpaid-fuel-bill.html<br /><br />Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-88832313449180280992015-04-29T23:50:33.674-04:002015-04-29T23:50:33.674-04:00So some Iranian company has a lien (legit?) agains...So some Iranian company has a lien (legit?) against Rickmers , so the Iranian government thinks it can seize a vessel managed, but not owned by Rickmers.<br /><br />This all makes sense in a warlord type of world, which apparently where we are headed, and those dumbclucks Kerry and Obama a did not get the memo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745261961793742823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-20303430247389218042015-04-29T23:44:36.524-04:002015-04-29T23:44:36.524-04:00David
No, I haven't read it.
Someone posted ...David<br /><br />No, I haven't read it.<br /><br />Someone posted that link in the comments section of the Diplomat.<br /><br />Unless the holding company that controls the Maersk shipping line also controls Rickmers I don't see what the Iranians are doing.<br /><br />Even if they did, what they are doing is wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745261961793742823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-82651672308430977862015-04-29T22:37:36.630-04:002015-04-29T22:37:36.630-04:00I found this interesting. Has anyone heard much on...I found this interesting. Has anyone heard much on this? I checked out splash247 and they seem to be a steady shipping media source.<br /><br />http://splash247.com/rickmers-shipmanagement-denies-iranian-claims-over-maersk-tigris-seizure/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822665382958487483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-58434596312199546342015-04-29T20:40:45.932-04:002015-04-29T20:40:45.932-04:00"We’ve since learned, thanks to Reuters that ..."We’ve since learned, <b>thanks</b> to Reuters that the Tigris’ has a crew of 24, most of whom hail 'from Eastern Europe and Asia.'"<br /><br />Yes, thanks God we don't have to do anything.<br /><br />It is not like they were American. They are just European and Asians. Nothing to see here or care about.<br /><br />I guess some people are satisfied if enough stuff gets on the store shelves and that is it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745261961793742823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-46474693924480364572015-04-29T20:29:25.201-04:002015-04-29T20:29:25.201-04:00My preference is to negotiate hard, but fairly.
W...My preference is to negotiate hard, but fairly.<br /><br />With Obama as president and Kerry as a punching bag at diplomatic meetings, it is not going to happen.<br /><br />As such I prefer war.<br /><br /><br />This looks like a repeat of the 1930s, but at least FDR was smart enough to gear up. Obama is just freaking clueless.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745261961793742823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-55559234307402602352015-04-29T20:21:54.466-04:002015-04-29T20:21:54.466-04:00I reckon that since Iran has been shut out of Yeme...I reckon that since Iran has been shut out of Yemen, this is how they are repaying the West. By harassing various ships and nations, some countries and peoples will put pressure on the U.S. to let up on the embargo against Yemen. This may just work since the West doesn't want another fight, especially against Iran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-72626605843962763102015-04-29T20:02:35.337-04:002015-04-29T20:02:35.337-04:00Apparently the Iranians intercepted and harassed a...Apparently the Iranians intercepted and harassed another one just recently.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.com