I hope there aren't any anchored at Portland for the next few weeks
Every year we have a US support ship anchor in Torbay for weeks and sometimes a month or two and 24/7 it has a security boat going round and round trying to keep small craft away!!!
It really appeals to my sense of humour as the boat's crew NEVER gives up with this task, but every day there are DOZENS of small holiday craft all going out to see this ship and seeing how close they can get.
We know why the security is there and we know why they continually circle this military vessel, but they are wasting thousands of dollars chartering that security craft as it is no easier than trying to hold back the tide, but just like King Canute the holiday makers in their boats keep coming, and the security boat keeps trying to warn them off. Perhaps one year they might realise that Torbay is a holiday resort with lots of folks playing with boats.. Yes someone might be a terrorist and yes someone might attack that ship but terrorism is also about putting fear into the mind of the innocents and just look at what is happening in the UK regarding the Olympics!!
How much is being spent, how much of our military is being sucked into this small island that is more like a fortress. We probably have FAR more military cover here in the UK than we do in the area of the Strait? We talk about Ocean being in London but are we forgetting the Bulwark being deployed off the coast if Weymouth!!
Do we seriously believe this amount of security can stop a loony tune or indeed the terror attack in the strait.