And In Other News ....

[mongers]

Venezuela navy 0 - Cruise Ships 1

Venezuela navy vessel sinks after 'ramming cruise ship'

A Venezuelan navy coastal patrol boat sank in the Caribbean after allegedly ramming a cruise ship that it had ordered to change direction.

The owners of the Portuguese-flagged RCGS Resolute said the naval vessel Naiguata also fired shots in an "act of aggression in international waters".

The collision left the cruise ship, which has a reinforced hull for sailing in icy waters, with only minor damage.

Venezuela accused the Resolute of an act of "aggression and piracy".

It also said it "did not rule out" that the cruise ship "was transporting mercenaries to attack military bases in Venezuela".

President Nicolás Maduro has previously accused the United States and other countries of plotting to overthrow him.

The incident took place near La Tortuga Island, a Venezuelan federal dependency, on 30 March.

Columbia Cruise Services, which operates the Resolute, said the cruise ship had been carrying out routine engine maintenance in international waters more than 13 nautical miles (24km) from La Tortuga.

A statement from the Hamburg-based company said that shortly after midnight, the Naiguata radioed the Resolute, questioning its intentions, and ordered the captain to follow it to a port on Isla Margarita, to the east.

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Hopefully no sailors were injured or missing because of their 'superiors' stupidity.

Full story here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52151951

The thread could be a place for non-coronavirus news items to distract some of us?

[derspiess]

[Valmy]

It also said it "did not rule out" that the cruise ship "was transporting mercenaries to attack military bases in Venezuela".

I mean I guess anything is possible Venezuela

[mongers]

Cat rescued after day on top of electricity pole near Peterborough

A cat spent 24 hours stuck at the top of a 9m (30ft) electricity pole between two live cables before being rescued.

The RSPCA was called to Farcet, near Peterborough, on 1 April by local residents, who saw him run up the pole to escape a dog the day before, but had hoped he would come back down himself.

The charity said the cat is believed to be semi-feral, lives in outbuildings and is well-known to people in the village.

Insp Steve Reeves said: "Once he was safely down from the post, I checked the cat over for any bumps or scrapes, but as he seemed to be in good health, we released him back to his little kingdom."

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-52143272/cat-rescued-after-day-on-top-of-electricity-pole-near-peterborough

English village life being centred on the important stuff. 

[Malthus]

Cat rescued after day on top of electricity pole near Peterborough

A cat spent 24 hours stuck at the top of a 9m (30ft) electricity pole between two live cables before being rescued.

The RSPCA was called to Farcet, near Peterborough, on 1 April by local residents, who saw him run up the pole to escape a dog the day before, but had hoped he would come back down himself.

The charity said the cat is believed to be semi-feral, lives in outbuildings and is well-known to people in the village.

Insp Steve Reeves said: "Once he was safely down from the post, I checked the cat over for any bumps or scrapes, but as he seemed to be in good health, we released him back to his little kingdom."

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-52143272/cat-rescued-after-day-on-top-of-electricity-pole-near-peterborough

English village life being centred on the important stuff. 

I was taught that English village life was centred on committing and solving elaborate murders.

TV lied to me!

[The Minsky Moment]

TV lied to me!

And yet you keep going back for more.

[KRonn]

Cat rescued after day on top of electricity pole near Peterborough

A cat spent 24 hours stuck at the top of a 9m (30ft) electricity pole between two live cables before being rescued.

The RSPCA was called to Farcet, near Peterborough, on 1 April by local residents, who saw him run up the pole to escape a dog the day before, but had hoped he would come back down himself.

The charity said the cat is believed to be semi-feral, lives in outbuildings and is well-known to people in the village.

Insp Steve Reeves said: "Once he was safely down from the post, I checked the cat over for any bumps or scrapes, but as he seemed to be in good health, we released him back to his little kingdom."

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-52143272/cat-rescued-after-day-on-top-of-electricity-pole-near-peterborough

English village life being centred on the important stuff. 

I was taught that English village life was centred on committing and solving elaborate murders.

TV lied to me!

[Eddie Teach]

TV lied to me!

And yet you keep going back for more.

He'd rather go on hearing those lies than go on living without tv.