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  • @ZacAlsop
    @ZacAlsop  Před 2 lety +6088

    I'm moving to Sealand who's coming with me?

  • @journeymanX
    @journeymanX Před rokem +5957

    Sealand should host the world cup

  • @MaxFosh
    @MaxFosh Před 2 lety +6527

    Brilliant storytelling as ever boys

    • @charliewadsworth2981
      @charliewadsworth2981 Před 2 lety +128

      Boy*

    • @TheMrdominator1997
      @TheMrdominator1997 Před 2 lety +61

      Max annoyed he didn’t find out about this place first

    • @harryblock_3826
      @harryblock_3826 Před 2 lety +25

      You should fill jay's missing spot 👀👀

    • @derekconwaygd
      @derekconwaygd Před 2 lety +8

      @@harryblock_3826 idk if the zac and max show rolls off the tongue as well

    • @whartypants
      @whartypants Před 2 lety +6

      Up for a collab mad fish? Got some noice video ideas for my upcoming CZcams channel

  • @raineheartily3875
    @raineheartily3875 Před rokem +1576

    Ironically, Sealand could give you more legit Lord or Lady title than _Established Title Scams_

  • @aycc-nbh7289
    @aycc-nbh7289 Před rokem +834

    5:40 The rationale may be there that if a cannon can only fire so far, then it is the extent to which the territory can be defended from the land alone.

    • @kephlur7493
      @kephlur7493 Před rokem +62

      sure but its still very vague and constantly changing. got a bad wind one day? your boirders just shrank. new and improved cannons? boom, huge increase in border size

    • @mysterystainontherug6290
      @mysterystainontherug6290 Před rokem +9

      but didnt they have bomber planes that could fly out way further than a cannon?

    • @aycc-nbh7289
      @aycc-nbh7289 Před rokem +22

      @@mysterystainontherug6290 Maybe the boundary for international waters was determined before bomber planes could fly.

    • @1mol831
      @1mol831 Před rokem

      @@mysterystainontherug6290 USA claims the world now.

    • @badlaamaurukehu
      @badlaamaurukehu Před rokem +15

      Makes perfect sense as a metric to me when it was established. Modern people especially the younger generations tend to look at history pretty myopically. Increasingly so.

  • @2pool777
    @2pool777 Před 2 lety +3050

    “There’s little parts of history all over the place”
    “Like that knob?”
    “All part of the history mate”
    Class video 😂😂😂

  • @kokotree9226
    @kokotree9226 Před 2 lety +4478

    “He has ways to defend the country with ways that are not legal”
    Well I don’t think sealand is part of the UN and they make their own law so, it’s legal

    • @parkadeigogaming9792
      @parkadeigogaming9792 Před 2 lety +119

      There are international laws

    • @toast5562
      @toast5562 Před 2 lety +11

      think*

    • @kokotree9226
      @kokotree9226 Před 2 lety +411

      @@parkadeigogaming9792 no, Sealand is not part of the UN so things like Geneva convention don’t apply to them

    • @saberz7027
      @saberz7027 Před 2 lety +396

      @@kokotree9226 that means it just a Geneva suggestion?

    • @tempest8342
      @tempest8342 Před 2 lety +106

      @@saberz7027 pretty much

  • @monkegaming6416
    @monkegaming6416 Před rokem +87

    it's a double edged sword. nobody can tell you to stop, but nobody is coming to help you.

  • @ramunayy
    @ramunayy Před rokem +571

    it's so silly but so cool. sort of like a real version of a kids creating a little fort or something. except real and of a port

    • @LuxuFoo
      @LuxuFoo Před rokem +12

      Code Name Kids Next Door: UK edition

    • @RilfDanielson
      @RilfDanielson Před rokem +13

      It's engrained into humans to do so. Kids building forts is to adults building countries.

    • @Jetster26
      @Jetster26 Před rokem +4

      bro kids literally watch dream smp and go “i wanna start l’manberg!!”

    • @A-Clear_View
      @A-Clear_View Před 3 měsíci

      540th like

  • @briitash
    @briitash Před 2 lety +4182

    They could unironically turn this into one of the most exclusive nightclubs in the world. Legal drug use, as its outside UK territorial waters, cheap booze, and a Heli pad to collect and drop off guests. This place has so much potential.

    • @citizenkyouma
      @citizenkyouma Před rokem +514

      @David I wonder what the sealand hospital is like

    • @felixc.3444
      @felixc.3444 Před rokem +480

      @@citizenkyouma probably just a stretcher bed and a first aid kit

    • @bruh-bn3ni
      @bruh-bn3ni Před rokem +155

      why do that when u can just go into some rich persons house and pay the law to look away. bonus trafficking too

    • @thrguywiththecoins9726
      @thrguywiththecoins9726 Před rokem +137

      There used to be a place like sealand which had this exact idea implemented. It was located near Italy and was later destroyed by the Italian navy. There's a movie about it aswell

    • @mrdollyman5675
      @mrdollyman5675 Před rokem +83

      @@thrguywiththecoins9726 im just envisioning a destroyer opening fire on a small little structure in the middle of the ocean and it just gets absolutely obliterated

  • @DreistStudios
    @DreistStudios Před 2 lety +2097

    The editing is always on point!!!

  • @happppy_cryptid7602
    @happppy_cryptid7602 Před rokem +844

    i want to see sealand grow and be officially declared as a country honestly- and more importantly I want to legally become a citizen lol

    • @shellder_gaming
      @shellder_gaming Před rokem +35

      *BREAKING NEWS*
      Sealand joins the UN!

    • @amymiskiman5086
      @amymiskiman5086 Před rokem +17

      Sadly in 50 to 100 years in the future it will become a forgotten country think about it nobody is gonna remember this when they are dead

    • @jonathanherrera9956
      @jonathanherrera9956 Před rokem +11

      You can become a Lord, or any other title, and obtain an ID card as a citizen, just go to their page

    • @J-IFWBR
      @J-IFWBR Před rokem +40

      it already is officially declared as a country. There is not institution that grants countyhood. I think what you mean is you want it to be internationally recognized. Which is a different thing.

    • @TheRobMozza
      @TheRobMozza Před rokem +9

      @@amymiskiman5086 Time is a corrosional force in the North sea, it will of had an anticipated 'lifetime' upon construction. I wonder how long it has left?

  • @spicytuna62
    @spicytuna62 Před rokem +199

    To me, Sealand's existence kind of begs the question: Could anyone with the resources build a structure in international waters and declare it their own country?

    • @mapu1
      @mapu1 Před 10 měsíci +46

      Yes. It's bit complex, as you have to be recognized, but there are a lot of cruise ships that basically do that. You gotta have the money of small country to pull it off tho. Also people can just invade and take your stuff, so most just sign up under one of the tax heavens and leave it at that.

    • @SuleimanePlaysGames
      @SuleimanePlaysGames Před 9 měsíci +8

      Yes if it's not in territorial waters but it's more complicated

    • @garrukthewildspeaker262
      @garrukthewildspeaker262 Před 8 měsíci +23

      You can, but then again, if you do that, anyone with a gun can invade it and no one will help you because it's outside of anyone's jurisdiction.

    • @LandersWorkshop
      @LandersWorkshop Před 7 měsíci

      That's why you don't do it alone...@@garrukthewildspeaker262

    • @hmvollbanane1259
      @hmvollbanane1259 Před 6 měsíci +11

      We have people in my country that have declared independence and created their own kingdom out of their garden, some who refuse to accept that the German empire has fallen and claim to be it's citizens and so on. As long as you act mental enough you can get away with declaring your own country anywhere

  • @zookkkk
    @zookkkk Před 2 lety +2773

    *“He’s found it. The randomly generated temple structure”*

  • @ben7060
    @ben7060 Před 2 lety +2887

    The invasion story was mental

    • @ZacAlsop
      @ZacAlsop  Před 2 lety +391

      They don’t mess around

    • @georgebeltran3742
      @georgebeltran3742 Před 2 lety +29

      Considering it’s Tiny aswell

    • @teatowel1610
      @teatowel1610 Před 2 lety +39

      It would be an alright place to put Anti-air, long range artillery ect

    • @jestnutz
      @jestnutz Před 2 lety +31

      They are people who dont need a government and can conduct themselves as freemen.

    • @sbeveboi4503
      @sbeveboi4503 Před 2 lety +4

      More like metal

  • @toximo5309
    @toximo5309 Před rokem +259

    Everyone: The smallest country is Vatican city
    Me: The smallest country is Sealand

  • @saggiteightyfour8367
    @saggiteightyfour8367 Před rokem +41

    I wonder why they haven't started a self sustaining garden. They could grow beans, seaweed, catch fish etc. They would need some desalinating units but they could do it

  • @sameaglemusic
    @sameaglemusic Před 2 lety +695

    I work at a cafe where we have a 95-year-old regular called Bill who was stationed on Sea Land during World War II when he was 15 years old. Amazing man with some amazing stories.
    Edit: Bill has sadly now passed, aged 96 in December 2021. A truly wonderful man.

    • @198sambrrs
      @198sambrrs Před rokem +19

      I've had the privilege to speak to two ww2 vets at length and they really do have some of the most surreal stories. I don't believe they used much if any embellishment. Just a very wild thing to experience that hopefully nobody else ever has to on that scale.

    • @yurix6072
      @yurix6072 Před rokem +5

      Share some of his stories plssss!!

    • @dunnomynameso746
      @dunnomynameso746 Před rokem

      Can you share a story that was really traumatizing to him. If you cant its okay

    • @sameaglemusic
      @sameaglemusic Před rokem +18

      @@yurix6072 I'm sorry to say that Bill passed away in December 2021, aged 96. One of my favourite stories of his was that of his time evacuating women and children from Javanese islands in the Dutch East Indies prior to Japanese invasion. There were two boats that took part in the evacuation of these particular islands, and two people who were on Bill's were a mother and daughter. Fast forward 60 years and Bill was on holiday in Holland, where he popped into a cafe for some ice cream. He was sitting when the cafe owner came over and asked if he had been in the navy during WW2 (Bill always wore his navy cap every day). It turned out that the cafe owner's mother was one of the children rescued by Bill's boat, and so he closed the cafe for the rest of the day, took Bill to his home to meet his mother, and showed him around the town. They stayed in contact until his death. I just love how it always reminds me of how small a world we live in, and how with Bill's attitude towards people , talking (and singing) to literally anyone and everyone, it makes it a hell of a lot smaller still.
      He was also a recipient of the Arctic Star, awarded to veterans who served on convoys to provide aid to Northern Russia, where there were enormous casualty rates, and horrific weather conditions. Bill would tell about having to constantly be chiselling ice off the boat to relieve the extra weight so that the boat wouldn't become unstable, and that when submarines sank the convoys ships people would be dead within minutes. It's interesting to think that he received the medal from President Putin - he died before the invasion of Ukraine, I would have been very interested to hear his thoughts on the situation.

    • @sameaglemusic
      @sameaglemusic Před rokem +9

      @@dunnomynameso746 He would often say that there were many things that he would never talk about as they were too horrible or painful to remember. He was involved in evacuating allied soldiers from Japanese prisoner of war camps after the war, which is one such time that he would never talk about. As I mentioned in the comment above, his time in the arctic was incredibly perilous. A huge number of boats were lost in those convoys, and he said that there was no chance of rescuing anyone as once people were in the water they'd be dead within a couple of minutes due to the extreme cold. I can't imaging the terror of being in such an environment, in your teens no less, and being attacked from below by invisible enemies such as u-boats, or from above by bombers. It's important these people's memory never fade.

  • @snipsnap9995
    @snipsnap9995 Před 2 lety +382

    "All this wind and solar stuff was actually my invention."
    "Some people think it was god..."
    fucking brilliant 😂

  • @jeremysack5939
    @jeremysack5939 Před rokem +43

    I've dreamed of something like this, usually thinking about abandoned oil rigs...and usually imagining living on one after an apocalypse...

  • @Tamawin978
    @Tamawin978 Před rokem +565

    they should make more platforms and make whole towns

    • @zero3711
      @zero3711 Před rokem +137

      That would be a great idea, but from how they were talking they don't seem super financially stable enough to hire a company to do it safe enough. Also I wish dude would have asked if they've actually done any repairs or upkeep of the legs bellow the water. If they haven't I doubt that place will last more then another 100 years if even.

    • @bradleywhite7285
      @bradleywhite7285 Před rokem +11

      @@zero3711 dont think thats just gonna crumble tbh mate

    • @zero3711
      @zero3711 Před rokem +52

      @@bradleywhite7285 Over a long time the metal will rust through. Idk how long specifically, but it will adventually.

    • @user-fn3vy4ug2n
      @user-fn3vy4ug2n Před rokem +7

      I thought i heard the tube walls are (only) 300mm thick

    • @user-fn3vy4ug2n
      @user-fn3vy4ug2n Před rokem +10

      Waterworld is the way, they could make underwater pods as well as floating islands

  • @john.fkennedy4152
    @john.fkennedy4152 Před 2 lety +1344

    I’m surprised they haven’t expanded though… made more land mass around or under it.
    It be cool to just “ BUILD “ your own country

    • @vincentdreemurr
      @vincentdreemurr Před 2 lety +85

      I figured it wouldn't really hold for long

    • @superfluidity
      @superfluidity Před 2 lety +200

      It's located in UK waters, I don't think anyone powerful really recognises Sealand as an independent country. It if made too much of a nuisance of itself it seems likely that the UK would invade and take control - or claim jurisdiction and use it to prosecute those involved after they leave the fort.

    • @markmandel6738
      @markmandel6738 Před 2 lety +136

      @@superfluidity Hey, they said it's seven miles offshore, which is outside the border defined who knows how long ago by how far a cannon could fire.

    • @MaximusTedium
      @MaximusTedium Před 2 lety +40

      @@markmandel6738 You know, Falkland isalnds are pretty far away as well I reckon

    • @TwatMcGee
      @TwatMcGee Před 2 lety +48

      @@markmandel6738 unfortunately, uk waters now extend to 12 miles

  • @sampinnock7405
    @sampinnock7405 Před 2 lety +762

    Great video. A mix of bizarre Zac and Jay shit and genuine story telling. A jazzed up mini doc. One of my favourites, well done lads.

  • @budyeddi5814
    @budyeddi5814 Před rokem +26

    I've heard about this thing via CZcams but this is by far the most detailed look inside that I've seen. I had no idea there was liveable space inside the legs

  • @ARKdeEREH
    @ARKdeEREH Před rokem +26

    They could build dirt and rock up around the base to turn it into an actual island. That could make Sealand last longer too, since eventually the structure will probably collapse due to weathering.

    • @124Chairsofficial
      @124Chairsofficial Před 11 měsíci

      Also if Sealand is going to be an island, it should be at least one square kilometer. Like, imagine being an island and you're 4 square meters. Even the smallest island in the Caribbean (St. Martin) is 3.18 square kilometers.

    • @A-Clear_View
      @A-Clear_View Před 3 měsíci +2

      20th like

  • @scoobysam5466
    @scoobysam5466 Před 2 lety +2747

    You should found a neighbouring country and call it New Sealand....wait....

    • @AthenaGoddess
      @AthenaGoddess Před 2 lety +182

      Lol. There were a few times where I thought they were actually saying 'Zealand'.

    • @PennyGraham
      @PennyGraham Před 2 lety +103

      I live in new ZEALAND not New sealand tho :(

    • @scoobysam5466
      @scoobysam5466 Před 2 lety +16

      @@PennyGraham *whoosh*

    • @PennyGraham
      @PennyGraham Před 2 lety +61

      @@scoobysam5466 r/Whoosh

    • @skunk2357
      @skunk2357 Před 2 lety +2

      @UCZ8rIILKl9vEDYLxT5G9LUg shut up

  • @Oscarrrrrrrrrrr
    @Oscarrrrrrrrrrr Před rokem +51

    My brother was lord of Sealand for a while so was aware of it in general but didn't know it had the colorful history of being invaded, nor that it's on its third generation already. Hope it stays alive and active!

  • @sammartin3069
    @sammartin3069 Před rokem +12

    I love it! Especially the idea of forging your own path and not having some government tell you can't. I want my own country!

  • @iamalienfrommars9215
    @iamalienfrommars9215 Před 2 lety +910

    As a Martian, I would like to make a diplomatic relation with Sealand. I heard that they have a football team but the question is do they have a football field?

  • @wacky_duck1095
    @wacky_duck1095 Před 2 lety +201

    Judging waters by how far a cannon can shoot is pretty smart if you think about it, if a ship enters british waters, a cannon can hit it within seconds, of course, if theres any cannons left,

    • @user-ok8zm8ek8d
      @user-ok8zm8ek8d Před 2 lety +5

      Yes, but we can shoot cannons across many bodies of water

    • @lmlmd2714
      @lmlmd2714 Před 2 lety +18

      Back in the day it did. Obviously, by the end of WW2, the world had moved on and there was a clear need for a new system. it took decades, but UNCLOS was the end result, which also - in the real world - made the Sealand question redundant. As a result of UNCLOS, the UK's territorial waters were extended from 3nmi to 12nmi, bringing Sealand within UK waters (and even if it were more than 12nmi, it wouldn't have helped as Sealand sits on the seafloor, which would fall within the UKs much larger EEZ - indeed, the entire North Sea falls within the EEZ of one of the basin countries, as no point lies more than 200nmi from coastline or another.

    • @ryantannar5301
      @ryantannar5301 Před 2 lety +14

      what makes it a pretty bad system is the fact that your borders would 100% depend on what kind of cannons you had installed. If you ever downgraded them to save money, your territory shrinks. Not only that, but as technology advanced cannons were able to shoot further and further. This means that international boundaries changed every time a better cannon was invented somewhere as now cannons can reach out to that new distance.

  • @hygiverse
    @hygiverse Před rokem +19

    Imagine all the legal loopholes available…I’d turn it into a hygidome and have a heirloom seed vault and a elevator that goes down to the bottom of the sea with a underwater sea dome like sandy has in spongebob

  • @CH_original
    @CH_original Před rokem +35

    i wonder how long the journey is to get grocery's

  • @josesoto3594
    @josesoto3594 Před 2 lety +446

    They be like "safety first put your helmet on" before getting lifted by a gigantic swing into a military base in the middle of the water

    • @Pierce1996h
      @Pierce1996h Před 2 lety +13

      A giant swing with no backup safety harness. If that shit breaks you just fall lmao.

    • @brians132
      @brians132 Před 2 lety +15

      "We take health & safety pretty seriously" he says before ushering the poor bastard onto a swing made of wood and old rope with one rope behind (too low to stop you falling out backwards) none in front (to stop you falling out forwards), no safety line to clip on and giving him a hard-hat with no chinstrap to keep it on.
      Awesome 😳

    • @LandersWorkshop
      @LandersWorkshop Před 7 měsíci

      We like our irony.@@brians132

  • @tyranoxis7386
    @tyranoxis7386 Před 2 lety +1214

    imagine saying "i took over a country, with a pistol, a single pistol"
    Woah first time getting 1k

    • @SPHYNX_F1
      @SPHYNX_F1 Před 2 lety +45

      Hmm yes I took over an country with bare hands.

    • @tyranoxis7386
      @tyranoxis7386 Před 2 lety +64

      @@SPHYNX_F1 hmm, i can walk across the country in 3 seconds

    • @SPHYNX_F1
      @SPHYNX_F1 Před 2 lety +16

      @@tyranoxis7386 hmm i can blow up an whole country with an brahmos

    • @juniperye4914
      @juniperye4914 Před 2 lety +43

      hmm, by crashing my boat into poles, i put an entire country in total anarchy

    • @SPHYNX_F1
      @SPHYNX_F1 Před 2 lety +31

      @@juniperye4914 hmm by sniping 4-5 ppl i can take over the whole country

  • @javilopex7831
    @javilopex7831 Před rokem +1

    This was awesome. I always knew about this place, but this is the first real look I got of it. Awesome job.

  • @TheRobMozza
    @TheRobMozza Před rokem +27

    This video is a great insight into Sealand. Presumably somebody has to be there permanently. Additionally you'd need resources and man power to sustain an invasion. I guess that's the reason no one else has bothered. Also, it's probably the families fear that if they opened it up to more people. It would only take one wrongly trusted person, and the family could easily lose Sealand forever. In that respect, it must be quite a solitary existence. Your footage was on a good day with calm seas, I dread to imagine winter conditions. Very interesting video none the less. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @okkcomputer
    @okkcomputer Před 2 lety +421

    I actually applied to become a citizen back in 2008 and even asked if I could play for their football team in 2009 and got this reply:
    The Principality thanks you for your e-mail to us.
    We regret we do not at this time have any openings in our football team but thank you for your interest.
    Chief of Bureau
    Bureau of Internal Affairs
    Principality of Sealand
    SEALAND

    • @d4rk678
      @d4rk678 Před rokem +12

      How many people even live there how can they field a team

    • @0x9f000
      @0x9f000 Před rokem +46

      @@d4rk678 they have 20 some people living on the “island” but around 120 some have been granted citizensip

  • @georgebettany.
    @georgebettany. Před 2 lety +231

    This is incredible - ridiculous edit - Zac’s opening monologue - exploring the edges of society - pure vintage Zac&Jay

  • @jspohl
    @jspohl Před rokem

    It’s lovely when people follow their own path but with spirit behind us and with us every step of the way we can do that anywhere! I hope they fill that place (as with all places) with good energy and love so bad memories are left in the past and there are only good experiences for everyone moving forward.

  • @dwtc551
    @dwtc551 Před rokem +32

    First video of yours I have watched. Love the humor and history. Subscribed

  • @willw3005
    @willw3005 Před 2 lety +355

    This is such a good, high quality documentary. You guys have such an incredible way of telling a story. Can only imagine the Royal Wedding documentary would've been just as incredible.

  • @JimiVexTV
    @JimiVexTV Před 2 lety +148

    So jealous of you hitting up Sealand Zac, been fascinated by the place for half me life. Cheers for getting in there and showing us the lay of the land now - really made my day

  • @alerighi
    @alerighi Před rokem +5

    This reminds me something that was tried like that in my country: that is "Isola delle Rose", a small artificial island that was built in front of Rimini just outside the Italian territorial water. Unfortunately the government took it down after not so much time.

  • @simonkane
    @simonkane Před rokem +9

    "Birdshit. Grass." Possibly my favourite bit, of a lot of favourite bits.

  • @merileopardisaksassa7030
    @merileopardisaksassa7030 Před 2 lety +221

    Pov: Imagine going on a date with Liam, and be told he's the prince of Sealand. Imagine being the queen/ king consort of Sealand lol

    • @lancetheking7524
      @lancetheking7524 Před 2 lety +15

      And you're also friends with the king of Italy

    • @maxfern5701
      @maxfern5701 Před 2 lety +7

      Exactly what I was thinking. "Well, I'm actually a prince. I manage my own country." Dude is super good looking too ngl

    • @CrimsonAkato
      @CrimsonAkato Před rokem +1

      @@maxfern5701 plot twist he ends up being gay and his brother too xD
      that be the funniest part

  • @mrben6573
    @mrben6573 Před 2 lety +423

    This structure was built as a boat, with the two towers and platform as a superstructure. The boat was towed into position and sunk. But I seriously doubt the designers intended it to last this long. I wonder how much longer the structure itself has before it collapses. Sealand is a world treasure and I hope nothing happens to it. There's no reason someone couldn't build a new structure with the same idea. A large boat with two towers and a platform as a superstructure. You'd tow it next to Sealand and sink it, and bam, Sealand would grow 2x. Moreover, you could sink it before anyone could stop you. This would also guarantee the continued survival of Sealand. It's too bad most billionaires don't have have the stones to help facilitate it.

    • @AnubisLuxor
      @AnubisLuxor Před 2 lety +29

      They're looking at colonizing space; building private space stations

    • @cool06alt
      @cool06alt Před rokem +9

      @THE GREAT CORNHOLIO As long you don't plant to coup in long term, because Sealand was suffering for once. It was attacked by mercenaries hired by insider, hijacking the place.

    • @samsawesomeminecraft
      @samsawesomeminecraft Před rokem +17

      It was built as a boat that can withstand gunfire and cannon fire from aircraft cannons. That's significantly more durability than needed for just being a habitable sunken boat..

    • @daniel-eg2oq
      @daniel-eg2oq Před rokem +8

      If they expanded in any concerning way they would be dealt with quickly, they only exist because no one cares about some on piece of metal in the sea but if you start occupying a large amount of territory or threatening to interfere with British naval operations they are done.

    • @davidrussell8795
      @davidrussell8795 Před rokem

      So u think a peice of shit out there is a treasure , wearing rose colored glasses

  • @Kyle-xv5kv
    @Kyle-xv5kv Před rokem

    The data center part looks super interesting, alot of that kit looks almost vintage now, those racks the TFT screens and even the CRT's in storage, would love to know how the kept it all cool.

  • @crazyprayingmantis5596
    @crazyprayingmantis5596 Před rokem +3

    This is brilliant, live his attitude

  • @IAmABlankSpace
    @IAmABlankSpace Před 2 lety +229

    Great documentary!!! A similar thing happened in Italy with Isola delle Rose, off the adriatic coast in international waters. An italian engineer built it and declared it a new country. It had its own radio, official language and flag. Sadly it was demolished as it was considered by the italian government a way to make money (throwing parties and using it as a tourist attraction) and not have to pay taxes. It was the first and only time italy independently "declared war" on another country lol.

    • @klsksosuejk
      @klsksosuejk Před rokem +11

      Do not look up "italo-ethiopian war"

    • @Avarage.Joe-David
      @Avarage.Joe-David Před rokem

      Own language? They just spoke italian or did I missed that point?

    • @paolodominici202
      @paolodominici202 Před rokem +5

      @@Avarage.Joe-David The official language was Esperanto

    • @beaxxx1429
      @beaxxx1429 Před rokem +1

      Yeah and isola delle Rose was built 3 years before this one.....

  • @Jack-hz1ey
    @Jack-hz1ey Před 2 lety +371

    What we all really want to know is, does Sealand formally recognize Transnistria, Abkhazia or South Ossetia? And what are its official diplomatic stances on Cyprus and Kosovo?

  • @cdlord80
    @cdlord80 Před rokem +1

    This is an absolute inspiration!

  • @worldsboss
    @worldsboss Před rokem +4

    If you stand on the coast of Felixstowe/Harwich on a clear day, you can actually see Sealand way out in the ocean. Feels really bizarre looking out at it and thinking about what it was turned into.

  • @stevenschwartzhoff1703
    @stevenschwartzhoff1703 Před 2 lety +43

    The reason territorial waters were defined by the range of costal artillery (2 nautical miles) was that that is the range that countries could practically enforce their control on the sea.

  • @COL-1
    @COL-1 Před 2 lety +111

    I've been fascinated by the story and history of Sealand for years, you're so lucky to have been able to visit.
    Great Video!

  • @NEVALOVE
    @NEVALOVE Před 7 měsíci

    The toilet part got me by surprise 😂😂😂 this was very interesting to watch. Thank you for another awesome video. 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

  • @tenebris_shan
    @tenebris_shan Před rokem

    I'm so glad you put a big red arrow pointing at it in the thumbnail. I was squinting at the horizon trying to see it.

  • @rehanhossainalim6038
    @rehanhossainalim6038 Před rokem +357

    Sealand isn’t regonized by any country and was originally a British naval sea post but then was abandoned for some reason I don’t know but years after some guy declared Sealand as an independent country because Sealand is just too far to be British. So, Sealand was founded and currently it has a limited population. It has 27 people living in Sealand
    Sealand is also a principality and it has its own currency. The Sealandic Dollar. It also have its own passport wich stopped being issued after 9/11 but is planned to start issuing them again soon.

    • @jessicaaitken8858
      @jessicaaitken8858 Před rokem +40

      do this person just mansplain a video that already had all of the relevant details nah

    • @locakovvonloczkov7147
      @locakovvonloczkov7147 Před rokem +72

      @@jessicaaitken8858 did you just mansplained the fact that he was mansplaining what was already mansplained in the video?? Smh smh frl

    • @knekoosh1613
      @knekoosh1613 Před rokem +6

      Ya he didn’t say that in the video 😐

    • @_cloudface_
      @_cloudface_ Před rokem +12

      @@locakovvonloczkov7147 DID YOU JUST ASSUME EVERYONES GENDER 😱😰

    • @robertsmalls3513
      @robertsmalls3513 Před rokem

      @@jessicaaitken8858 oh what a poor little sexist you must be to use the word mansplain. You must be singing that song “I’m a single lady” all day long because you’ll never have a man when you’re sexist agaisnt men

  • @SpellboundWolf
    @SpellboundWolf Před 2 lety +85

    This is so much fun! I learned about Sealand in 2010 from the comedy Anime Hetalia!, if you can believe that, and have been a fan ever since. Thank you for making this video for all of us whom can't visit to see it. Sealand is one of my dream destinations.

    • @remen_emperor
      @remen_emperor Před 2 lety +4

      That's about how I learned about it, as well. That little kiddo country and this big ol' thing don't really match in my head. The kiddo's more fun

    • @SpellboundWolf
      @SpellboundWolf Před rokem +5

      @@remen_emperor Are you kidding me?! This is WAY more fun! It's an actual place that's its own country. Sealand is incredible & unique! Hetalia is just another Anime. That's booooring in comparison.

    • @Luxcalibur
      @Luxcalibur Před rokem +5

      I was kinda hoping the prince would mention that, I wonder if he’s even aware

    • @MaverickTsuki
      @MaverickTsuki Před rokem +1

      Imagine if fans would realize they can buy lordship. Money will rain for that kid, lol
      But seriously now, i'm curious about they would react about the country's depiction in the anime.

    • @anjachan
      @anjachan Před rokem

      same 🤣

  • @Ohioplayer636
    @Ohioplayer636 Před 9 měsíci

    Btw sick vid! Keep up the good work

  • @Mewcat
    @Mewcat Před 2 měsíci

    The sealand lore goes so deep!
    Interesting how such a small place has so much interesting about it.

  • @emilythecutie355
    @emilythecutie355 Před 2 lety +31

    I am just sat here imagining the stargazing possibility. No other lights to ruin it, shut it down and you just have that beautiful view.

    • @TheRobMozza
      @TheRobMozza Před rokem

      I can see the appeal, but you've got to also think about the sustainability and bad weather of that place. Honesty there are far 'better' places in the pitch black to stargaze IMO. Then if a storm rolls in, you can shelter in a proper brick built home!

  • @tastebuds624
    @tastebuds624 Před 2 lety +261

    Zac: if only I could describe it in words
    also Zac: it's fuckin' massive

  • @TheArtisticJourneywithCarlo

    Around the ‘60 in Italy at 11km away from the Rimini’s cost in the Adriatic Sea 500m away of the Italian territory the engenier Giorgio Rosa built a 400 squeremeter metallic island similar to that called Isola delle Rose. They had their own currency, own laws, own country but it was invaded and destroyed by Italian army in the ‘68.

  • @techrev9999
    @techrev9999 Před rokem

    Amazing. I studied this place so much. Great video. Pirate Mecca.

  • @just_alex
    @just_alex Před 2 lety +57

    “Be seeing you” I think Mike, head of security is actually a prisoner...

    • @ZacAlsop
      @ZacAlsop  Před 2 lety +10

      interesting theory

    • @stubbzy84
      @stubbzy84 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ZacAlsop this reply hints he’s a prisoner even more

    • @muzmason3064
      @muzmason3064 Před 2 lety

      He's not just part of the fixtures and fittings, fact ☺

    • @cameriqueTV
      @cameriqueTV Před 2 lety

      @@ZacAlsop Seeing as how there was an episode of Danger Man made at the forts.

  • @Kyle-Russell
    @Kyle-Russell Před 2 lety +42

    The story off sealand would make such a good film

    • @Ladytron
      @Ladytron Před 2 lety +4

      There is a movie on Netflix: Rose Island. That is about an 'illegal' island on the coast of Italy.

  • @Jibblejobblejoober
    @Jibblejobblejoober Před rokem +3

    For those who don't know, sealand was declared a country on September 2nd, 1967. Sealand is a tiny, man-made platform of the coast of the uk. It may look like an oil rig, but it is in fact a country. Sealand has a small population of 27 and is approximately 0.004 km² (square kilometers).

  • @onlyme219
    @onlyme219 Před rokem +2

    This is so British to do :)
    Those legs on the rig will not last forever
    Great job Zac

    • @LandersWorkshop
      @LandersWorkshop Před 7 měsíci +1

      It's over-engineered, it's good for a few hundred years.

  • @agsilverlucas8374
    @agsilverlucas8374 Před 2 lety +79

    This is incredible! I'd read about Sealand on Wikipedia a long time ago. All the history of invasions and legal troubles makes the whole project beggar belief. Getting to go inside of it's cabin, and into it's interior structure is surreal!

  • @diegoforlan2324
    @diegoforlan2324 Před 2 lety +82

    This is beautiful man. I feel like you’re moving in a different direction with you videos. I love the the old style you’ve kept but it’s been mixed with a more documentary style video. Wish you all the best Zac and Jay.

  • @jamie.777
    @jamie.777 Před 5 měsíci

    Just learned of sealand!! Wow, my dream location 😍. The first king 🤴 had balls of steel!

  • @dairyweasel
    @dairyweasel Před rokem +5

    19:28 largest field in sealand

  • @alejandromendez488
    @alejandromendez488 Před rokem +39

    not many can say their family owns something so small yet so badass

  • @natk596
    @natk596 Před 2 lety +39

    That reminds me of a platform being built in 1968 near Rimini, Italy, called "The Republic of Rose Island", which was sadly destroyed. But such an interesting story how these platforms caused so much trouble...

  • @mcsaucyg
    @mcsaucyg Před rokem +8

    21:28 Did anyone else think this was a the start of an add? 😂😊

  • @Dan-rc1sl
    @Dan-rc1sl Před 6 měsíci

    Live a couple of miles away in Harwich. Can see it in the horizon. Would love to visit.

  • @wigglypiggly8015
    @wigglypiggly8015 Před 2 lety +31

    "Strange ole chaps women, aren't they" quality bloke 😂

  • @Kris_T_
    @Kris_T_ Před 2 lety +15

    I just discovered you guys. You have a "TopGear" feel to your show.
    Keep up the good work.

  • @2eggrollz
    @2eggrollz Před 7 měsíci

    the Up soundtrack was perfect

  • @UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ

    I've know about that place for 30 years but today I learned you can go down in the base !!

  • @tandymiller775
    @tandymiller775 Před 2 lety +15

    My history teacher in grade 8 14 years ago told us the story of sealand, I loved the story and was obsessed ever since. So happy to see it still exist.

  • @notwillwright5336
    @notwillwright5336 Před 2 lety +41

    Everything from the footage and editing to ideas and planning is so perfect every time. Actually makes me annoyed at how little views you get compared to some people. Keep up the great work man!

  • @diabloflare8304
    @diabloflare8304 Před rokem +3

    11:10 If Sealand was a world's first tiniest airport in the world with great welcome for single journey budget tourist!

  • @barneylotd
    @barneylotd Před rokem

    Whats on the blue drive - I havent seen that one yet? - Great vid and v cool place

  • @koroshiya_1
    @koroshiya_1 Před 2 lety +9

    Incredible work Zac and team! Loved this one 😍

  • @imanning538
    @imanning538 Před 2 lety +32

    I've been there loads of times (sailed past) my parents always called it rough towers or something, never knew the actual story but now I do lol. Great video x

  • @londonmagazines9430
    @londonmagazines9430 Před rokem +1

    Ordered a title for a friend... Waiting for the certificate to be emailed. Great idea.

  • @jakelarson4548
    @jakelarson4548 Před rokem

    You just gained a subscriber just because you’ve dropped the F bomb I fucking loved it😂😂

  • @lloydinspace1
    @lloydinspace1 Před 2 lety +68

    This is great, I had a Lord title bought for me as a gift. So I’m a Lord of Sealand haha.

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock4429 Před 2 lety +19

    17:35 And that is the look of a man suddenly realizing he has no right to life while on Sealand.
    (Not saying they'd do anything bad; they seem like decent people. But still.)

  • @p24hrsmith
    @p24hrsmith Před rokem

    I remember this place being on the news years ago and their grandads fight to keep possession of it

  • @sirpicklesthe1st863
    @sirpicklesthe1st863 Před rokem +3

    "I walked across an entire country!"
    The country:

  • @samdelarue3605
    @samdelarue3605 Před 2 lety +14

    this is epic, as a fisherman off this coast i've never heard of this until my mate said he wanted to fish around here so i had to look it up, great documentary thanks for the insight :)

  • @D3C
    @D3C Před 2 lety +19

    This is class! Great editing, great content!

  • @FileForename
    @FileForename Před 5 měsíci

    It is visible from the Felixstowe sea front. I always look at it when I go for a walk on the Felixstowe beach.

  • @unisecankelknudsen9745

    woah thatrumblesoundgoshilovewhenmyfreezerquiet so i actually love that it makes noise allupgroot

  • @olimorgans6544
    @olimorgans6544 Před 2 lety +38

    another great video you can see how much effort was put into the video

  • @itisdanmoore
    @itisdanmoore Před 2 lety +9

    Great storytelling, great edit, and just weird enough to be a Zac and Jay special. Another quality video

  • @yarandgamersmrgdfnf8613
    @yarandgamersmrgdfnf8613 Před 9 měsíci +1

    0:30 who agrees that was the best intro for a show

  • @system11yt
    @system11yt Před rokem +3

    I'd like to know what they do (if anything can be done) to preserve it from erosion and so on. The middle of the sea is one of the harshest environments for anything.