Looks like they broke all the laws possible. Didn’t have a business license, didn’t have an alcohol permit, collected taxes during sales without sending them up, defrauding investors.
And you really can’t just put stuff at the bottom of a channel. That’s a navigational hazard. Could catch anchors, anchors could break it spewing stuff in the water. I just finished re-reading Neal Stephenson’s article about underwater cables. The bottom of the ocean is crowded, and paperwork matters.
You're telling me!
Vinny "The Finger" and I were disposing of yet another "package" there in the channel only last week! It's getting so crowded down there that we are already looking for a new location for our informal "Witness Protection Program."
Regards,
Yes, they may well have done those things.
defrauding investors.
Then, suddenly, you make something up from whole cloth.
And you really can’t just put stuff at the bottom of a channel. That’s a navigational hazard. Could catch anchors, anchors could break it spewing stuff in the water. I just finished re-reading Neal Stephenson’s article about underwater cables. The bottom of the ocean is crowded, and paperwork matters.
This is not 'the ocean' per se, this is a channel.
And, do you really think anyone would be stupid enough to locate valuables in a dredging zone or a shipping zone? I'm sure it was much more likely they places the containers in a 6 foot deep location near the shore, most likely near or at a seafront property one of the principals owned.
Ok, you have to give me high marks for honor. I went to their page, and several of the pictures there make it clear they WERE stupid enough to locate their ‘sea cellar’ way out in the channel. https://www.oceanfathoms.com/lookbook
So I was wrong about that.
However, the channel looks pretty damned big. Odds are they were out of the way, anyway.... but you’re right, without checking, how could they know?
Still, something really bothers me about the whole deal. How much regulation and permits are enough? How many are too many? Wouldn’t it be much better if the government didn’t REGULATE and PERMIT, but instead, INFORM?
“Dear Ocean Fathoms, per your note of 3/14/2022, the location you have chosen seems to be well out of shipping and dredging zones. I hope this information helps you. Have a nice day.”