Today wikipedia diving taught me about the Cod Wars.
Today wikipedia diving taught me about the Cod Wars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars
On 5 September 1972, at 10:25,[58] ICGV Ægir, under Guðmundur Kjærnested's command, encountered an unmarked trawler fishing northeast of Hornbanki. The master of this black-hulled trawler refused to divulge the trawler's name and number and, after being warned to follow the Coast Guard's orders, played Rule, Britannia! over the radio.[3] At 10:40, the net cutter was deployed into the water for the first time, and Ægir sailed along the trawler's port side. The fishermen tossed a thick nylon rope into the water as the patrol ship closed in, attempting to disable its propeller. After passing the trawler, Ægir veered to the trawler's starboard side. The net cutter, 160 fathoms (290 m) behind the patrol vessel, sliced one of the trawling wires. As ICGV Ægir came about to circle the unidentified trawler, its angry crew threw coal as well as waste and a large fire axe at the Coast Guard vessel.[58] A considerable amount of swearing and shouting came through the radio, which resulted in the trawler being identified as Peter Scott (H103).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars
On 5 September 1972, at 10:25,[58] ICGV Ægir, under Guðmundur Kjærnested's command, encountered an unmarked trawler fishing northeast of Hornbanki. The master of this black-hulled trawler refused to divulge the trawler's name and number and, after being warned to follow the Coast Guard's orders, played Rule, Britannia! over the radio.[3] At 10:40, the net cutter was deployed into the water for the first time, and Ægir sailed along the trawler's port side. The fishermen tossed a thick nylon rope into the water as the patrol ship closed in, attempting to disable its propeller. After passing the trawler, Ægir veered to the trawler's starboard side. The net cutter, 160 fathoms (290 m) behind the patrol vessel, sliced one of the trawling wires. As ICGV Ægir came about to circle the unidentified trawler, its angry crew threw coal as well as waste and a large fire axe at the Coast Guard vessel.[58] A considerable amount of swearing and shouting came through the radio, which resulted in the trawler being identified as Peter Scott (H103).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars
All Western European states and the Warsaw Pact opposed Iceland's unilateral extension (of their sovereign waters).[55] African states declared support for Iceland's extension, after a meeting in 1971 where the Icelandic prime minister argued that the Icelandic cause was a part of a broader battle against colonialism and imperialism.[56]
ReplyDeleteRichard G
eeeyup.
ReplyDeleteAnd now check out UNCLOS and the "continental shelf" provisions, that make any sneeze of rock into a 400 mile wide circle of sovereign waters. It's an impossible tangle for Malaysia and Indonesia, of course, but oddly enough China and Japan both support it. And China's been busily enlarging islands in the South China Sea that rising sea levels might efface...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratly_Islands_dispute
gameable, at least.
And all I went looking for was when Iceland was discovered.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Ægir is a badass name for a ship.
ReplyDeleteen.m.wikipedia.org - Ægir - Wikipedia
Casey G. You won't be surprised to know it's got the hex-n-counter treatment: boardgamegeek.com - COD WARS: Iceland vs. Great Britain in the 1970s
ReplyDeleteI was going to say it sounds like a perfect strategy board game! Nice.
ReplyDeleteWargames Illustrated published a set of Cod Wars scenarios, many years ago. They seemed fun but I never had the chance to try them out.
ReplyDeletethey also have Þor :3
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ReplyDeleteThat one I knew.
ReplyDeletePaolo Greco when I highlighted and searched for Þor the top result was showtimes for Thor: Ragnarok. So I guess I know how to pronounce Þor now.
ReplyDeleteOh my God. boardgamegeek.com - The Great Emu War of 1932 |
ReplyDeleteThat's freaking great.
ReplyDeleteFurther wiki diving reveals that the fishing trawler in the quote was named for Peter Scott. Ironically named for a conservationist. en.wikipedia.org - Peter Scott - Wikipedia
ReplyDeleteAlso famous to me, now that I’m reminded, because he came up with the scientific name for the Loch Ness Monster.