Barrie Stevens Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Apparently the tanker British Heritage threatened by Iran is Douglas registered... https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4844677/mmsi:235108538/imo:9682980/vessel:BRITISH_HERITAGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatnonsence Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Typical and where is our defence vessel? Tied up in Douglas harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Stevens Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Whatnonsence said: Typical and where is our defence vessel? Tied up in Douglas harbour. No. Your defence ship is HMS Montrose..IOM register is a British register and you are entitled to naval assistance..One of the advantages of IOM register... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I think we should get Howard, or whichever Minister is in charge, to write the Iranians a stiff letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, gettafa said: I think we should get Howard, or whichever Minister is in charge, to write the Iranians a stiff letter. They could send Field Marshall Watterson to sort it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatnonsence Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Barrie Stevens said: No. Your defence ship is HMS Montrose..IOM register is a British register and you are entitled to naval assistance..One of the advantages of IOM register... I understand we pay a few million every year for defence bout time we got a return on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Stevens Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 32 minutes ago, Whatnonsence said: I understand we pay a few million every year for defence bout time we got a return on it But that is not the same as the services of RN when it comes to British ships...The other offshore registries are British and do not pay in the same way..The old Red Duster rules... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Seems HMS Montrose is also on guard duty with Pacific Voyager: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:194544/mmsi:235069799/imo:9362889/vessel:PACIFIC_VOYAGER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Here we go, Isle of Man declares war on Iran! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 More likely it'll be them declaring war on us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 terrible news for vectensians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Howie could always ask his little Krankie friend to sort it after all she owes him one,. queenies.....say no more , I am sure the Iranians would back down quick enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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