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Smarty - got a mate who runs a seal tours business, he's got 2 Artic 28's and he swears by them, Royal marines & SBS use them as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co7UxagUoQA&ab_channel=StuartBarnes
Sounds like they would be better off playing on the Goodwin sands, Neil Oliver of coast tried it and came a cropper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx0LlWcnA0s&t=98s&ab_channel=DaveChamberlain
This is the view of an enviromentalist regarding Phulbari article dated today. Note that he says ;
A plan to extract coal through open-pit mining in Phulbari and the northern part of Barapukuria coal mine area is being revived by the government, despite strong opposition by locals and environmentalists due to its devastating impact on agriculture, environment, and livelihoods. According to BBC Bangla, the ministry of power and energy will submit a proposal in this regard shortly at the highest level of the government for approval.
In fact, when coal power plants were being built one after another in the country, we expressed our concern that even though the carrot of cheap electricity generation using imported coal was shown to justify the projects, once the power plants are commissioned, it would be said that importing coal from abroad requires a lot of dollars, so local coal needs to be extracted. Unfortunately, this concern has now proved to be valid.
He then goes onto his reasons why open pit mining is bad.
https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/why-open-pit-coal-mining-phulbari-will-be-disastrous-3578001
Looking to bring Government onboard as a partner; could this be the source of funding GCM require,
GCM is closely monitoring the situation and is looking forward to holding discussions with the Government and working through its Phulbari Coal and Power Project ("the Project") Proposal, including the modality for state participation as a partner in the Project.
We are more confident than we have been in recent years that we are getting closer to a political breakthrough for the Phulbari Coal and Power Project. When this happens, we are ready to deliver the benefits and investment returns that our patient shareholders deserve
Looks like the Islamic Trade Finance Corp are about invest $1.8billion into Bangladesh energy sector;
In further talks with Abul Hassan Ali, finance minister and governor of the Islamic Development Bank for Bangladesh, the discussions focused on enhancing energy security and fostering private sector growth through collaborative efforts.
Additionally, a meeting with Bangladesh’s State Minister of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resource Nasrul Hamid reinforced both parties' dedication to strengthening the country’s energy infrastructure. This effort builds on ITFC’s significant contributions of over $18 billion in energy and private sector development since its inception in 2008.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2483066/business-economy
The article provides more information than we have previously had, the article is from an arm of the Chinese government, the Chinese president has sent Hasina a goodwill message stating that the two countries will develop closer ties;
Xi Jinping put emphasis on the development of China-Bangladesh relations, and on standing ready to work together to further advance high-quality Belt and Road Initiative cooperation and deepen the China-Bangladesh strategic partnership of cooperation.