it was his "God given right" to sail on the River Liffey

squawker

Couldn't make this up

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2020/0130/1112024-sailing-boat-charge/

it sounds like something from Withnail & I

Better Than Christ

I love that his address is Captains Road.

theteal

Sounds like good craic tbf

McDermotX

'When the gardaí arrived they were told to "f*** off"'.

Proper order.

Stark

So that explains that picture of the guy standing bollocks naked on the quays with the Guards around from a couple of years back.

Ipso

Freeman on the land!

whisky_galore

"Diffuse the situation", journalist needs to go back to school.

Quantum Erasure

custodial sentence a bit harsh, no?

Kivaro

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

custodial sentence a bit harsh, no?

Should have made 'em walk the plank ...................... because they both acted liked planks.

jordata

What shall we do with the drunken sailors?

squawker

Kivaro wrote: »

Should have made 'em walk the plank ...................... because they both acted liked planks.

and that's exactly why they got a sentence

if they just apologised for their actions, probably of gotten away with a fine

Better Than Christ

whisky_galore wrote: »

"Diffuse the situation", journalist needs to go back to school.

Maybe the Garda brought a scented diffuser to the scene because the Liffey stank like hell that summer.

Wibbs

"However once on dry land, he took off all his clothes because he said there were armed gardaí there and he did not want to get shot. He was also arrested." :pac:

Quantum Erasure

Ipso wrote: »

Freeman on the land!

"The men were convicted of careless and drunk sailing and a breach of the peace under Maritime Law,"

was the Garda on his boat?

ThewhiteJesus

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

custodial sentence a bit harsh, no?

Very harsh imo, great story to read thanks op

Stark

Should have seriously assaulted someone in the process. Would have gotten away with a suspended sentence.

colm_mcm

Ipso wrote: »

Freeman on the land!

One of those situations where you shouldn’t cite maritime law!

JohnnyFlash

It’s amazing how many drunk people who are about to be arrested think removing their clothes is the next logical step to take.

theteal

theteal wrote: »

Sounds like good craic tbf

Pity they pixilated it.

buried

An Ri rua

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

custodial sentence a bit harsh, no?

???

He wanted to go up the river, they sent him up the river. What gives ?

An Ri rua

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

It’s amazing how many drunk people who are about to be arrested think removing their clothes is the next logical step to take.

The username gives away the bittersweet lessons Johnny.

BattleCorp

Yer man's excuse for being in the nip. :pac::pac::pac::pac: Fuppin class.

There must have been a right few bottles of water from foreign bottles consumed. :pac::pac::pac::pac:

cj maxx

I had to laugh at that story , thanks OP for brightening my day

gmisk

Surely they breathalyzed them?

BattleCorp

gmisk wrote: »

Surely they breathalyzed them?

I was wondering about that myself but there's no mention of any sort of testing. Is there even an alcohol limit for 'sailing'?

buried

BattleCorp wrote: »

I was wondering about that myself but there's no mention of any sort of testing. Is there even an alcohol limit for 'sailing'?

For sailors? I think the requirement is to be as drunk as you possibly can be.

BattleCorp

buried wrote: »

For sailors? I think the requirement is to be as drunk as you possibly can be.

One of my Dad's friends who I got to know quite well used to work at sea for most of his life. He was telling me that they got a bottle of Lamb's Navy Rum each per day as part of their rations. Years ago obviously.

He once got onto the wrong boat while blotto and didn't realise he was on the wrong boat for three days. They dropped him off in Malta and arranged to pick him up six weeks later.

During those six weeks, he worked for the Bishop of Malta (not sure of correct title). One of the jobs involved operating the projector in the cinema for the Bishop. The Bishop used to watch every film that was to be played there and decide if it was appropriate. He had a bell and would ring it whenever he saw a scene that he wanted cut out of a film. My Dad's mate would do the cutting. It really was a mad world.

Muahahaha

And the whole incident happened around 6am on a summers morning, the two lads must have been pulling an all nighter and then when the sun came up said ah sure lets go do a bit of sailing pissed out of our brains. As you do.

Must say I feel sympathetic for them. We've all done stupid things while drunk, you just dont expect to end up on the national tv news over it ! Two months in prison is a bit harsh too, its not going to really achieve anything and takes up prison spots for the more deserving. Will probably get struck out on appeal.

Kivaro

Hilarious.
This thread has the potential to be legendary.

Back in my younger days, we used to have "booze crusises" on the Shannon. Great times.

An Ri rua

buried wrote: »

For sailors? I think the requirement is to be as drunk as you possibly can be.

Very narrow reading of things by the authorities. These historical re-enactment actors were recreating the Exxon Valdez, in the shadow of the Esso terminal, for the cosmopolitan pleasure of the early morning East Link commuting yacht types. Ideally, the drinking is best concentrated on while you cede the controls to a complete newbie.
The stripping naked was probably re-enacting Castaway.
We complain that we don't make enough use of the river and here we have highly crafted entertainment, and we were robbed of the high impact final scene....

More of this debauchery I say.

An Ri rua

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Pity they pixilated it.

Fnar...

riffmongous

In fairness, that will be a legend tier story when they are free to tell it again.. did I ever tell you about that time I screwed up an entire harbour, told the guards to **** off and then got bollock naked on the quay while they arrested me?

Only way it could be better is if he was shouting about 'democracy manifest' or his limp penis while they pushed him into the car

washman3

riffmongous wrote: »

In fairness, that will be a legend tier story when they are free to tell it again.. did I ever tell you about that time I screwed up an entire harbour, told the guards to **** off and then got bollock naked on the quay while they arrested me?

Only way it could be better is if he was shouting about 'democracy manifest' or his limp penis while they pushed him into the car

An even better story will be when he tells of when he stripped naked in Mountjoy during his sentence...;)

Capt'n Midnight

Ipso wrote: »

Freeman on the land!

Here's the thing.

It works the opposite way in international waters.

If you commit an act of piracy on the high seas then any country can apply their justice.

BillyBird

BattleCorp wrote: »

One of the jobs involved operating the projector in the cinema for the Bishop. The Bishop used to watch every film that was to be played there and decide if it was appropriate. He had a bell and would ring it whenever he saw a scene that he wanted cut out of a film. My Dad's mate would do the cutting. It really was a mad world.

Your dad's mate was in Cinema Paradiso it seems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMqE1Fayk28

dxhound2005

The case isn't over.

Both men immediately lodged an appeal and were released pending an appeal to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

marieholmfan

washman3 wrote: »

An even better story will be when he tells of when he stripped naked in Mountjoy during his sentence...;)

Sorry whats the joke there ?