Cuban farmer planted maize at a military airport

Farmer crops grown for spare military airfield in the Krasnodar is a strategic target of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, RIA Novosti. According to the prosecutor's office in Krasnodar Krai, a land area of 280 hectares reserved for one of the military parts of the region.

At 200 hectares of the site grow corn, wheat and sunflower. The Department of Public Prosecutions edges found that the plants were planted one of the local farmers. "The entrepreneur has provided no documents that give him the right to grow crops on the land. In turn, representatives of the military have not been able to convincingly explain this use of them assigned to the State property" - in the prosecutor's office said.

With regard to the farmer Prosecutor's Office ordered the case to an administrative violation. Over the unauthorized occupation of land plot farmer faces a fine of 500 to one thousand rubles.

The Japanese climbers found traces of Yeti

The group of Japanese climbers claims that they have found traces of Yeti, reported the newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

Nakhodka was made during the expedition to Mount Dhaulagiri at an altitude of 4800 meters above sea level. According to the researchers found no traces were wild animals: they are reminded of their appearance, men and their length is about 20 centimeters. Nakhodka was photographed.

The hunt for evidence of the yeti is a key objective of the expedition, which consisted of eight people and lasted more than 40 days. Despite such a long period of nothing other than traces of activists could not be found.

Earlier this year, reports have emerged about the discovery of evidence of a snow man. So the British artist Pollianne Pikerin able to look at the "sacred" yeti scalp, stored in one of the monasteries in the Himalayas. According to local residents, even the artist was identikit of the mysterious substance. In addition, enthusiasts of Georgia found "remnants" of snow Rights (already an American, rather than Nepali). After some time, revealed that the remains were discovered a rubber gorilla costume.

Against Viktor Baturin seized at 1.5 million rubles

At a Russian businessman Viktor Baturin filed suit to recover 1.5 million rubles in compensation for moral harm, said on Tuesday, October 21, RIA Novosti.

According to the agency, producer Yana Rudkovskaya (former spouse Baturin), singer Dima Bilan and Evgeny Plushenko athlete filed a lawsuit against Viktor Baturin and editorial Internet portal Russia.ru. The fact is that on 5 September this year at a specified site has posted a video in which a businessman Baturin, is believed to plaintiffs, insulted them.

Currently, video on the site Russia.ru, entitled "scam Jana Rudkovskoy, unavailable for viewing.

According to "Moskovsky Komsomolets", in that video Viktor Baturin called Rudkovkuyu obscene and selling women and Evgeny Plushenko - "professional alcoholic." In addition, a businessman in the video claimed that Dima Bilan allegedly kidnapped him 10 million dollars.

The plaintiffs need to recover from Baturin 500 rubles for each, as well as to refute the dissemination of information. Reported that the petition took up Hamovnichesky District Court of Moscow. The first hearing will be held October 30 in camera.

Cured of addiction elephant was unable to adapt in the wild

Clon, who spent three years in a rehabilitation center in China, where he was treated from drug addiction, was not able to come back to life in the wild, tells AFP. The animal was a drug addict at the hands of smugglers who intended to sell the elephant. Predators fed the animal bananas, filled with heroin.

An elephant has been sent to the reserve on the island of Hainan, just after the police managed to apprehend smugglers and release the animal. There is an elephant was treated with methadone. After the animal recovered, he was transferred to the reserve in Yunnan Province, located in the yugozapade China.

Representatives of the park reported that the elephant would not be able to come back to life in the wild, since drug addiction and recovery period have resulted in changes in mental health, habits and nature of the animal. Manager Reserve reported that an elephant can be dangerous not only to other animals, but for the people. The employee stock emphasized that the animal will never be able to adapt to the conditions of life in the wild.

Calculated optimum time of arrival of inspiration

Since most likely inspiration comes to the man in 22:04, tells British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The number was due to poll 1436 people, conducted by a network of hotels Crowne Plaza. The most useless time of the day was recognized by 16:33. Generally speaking, 92 percent of those surveyed said that afternoon did not feel the inspiration.

Among other established features of this phenomenon have been following. Shower to find inspiration about 44 percent of those surveyed. In the search for him nearly a quarter of people burn the midnight.

As it turned out, however, to find inspiration - that's not all. More than 58 percent of respondents to forget their best ideas because they did not write them. At the same time, women were slightly more successful men in this respect: they better remember their "brilliant" idea without a record.

Norwegian kronprintsessa fell from a ladder in Kiev

Kronprintsessa Mette-Marit of Norway, while on Monday on an official visit to Kiev, fell from a ladder and severely ushibla head. It is reported the Norwegian edition of Aftenposten.

?� Doctors conducted a survey Mette-Marit, which have been identified kronprintsessy slight concussion. In this regard, the doctors insisted that the wife of heir to the Norwegian throne following two days in compliance with bed rest. As explained edition kronprintsessa as a special UN ambassador was present at a meeting with representatives of a number of Ukrainian organizations dealing with HIV-infected people. It should be noted that the visit Mette-Marit should be completed as early as Wednesday.

The publication said that this is not the first time that the visit of the Norwegian kronprintsessy in a country devastated by all sorts of circumstances. For example, during a visit to Germany, Mette-Marit has received strong sunburn, and earlier this year by the sudden illness prevented her to carry out a planned visit to Chile.

Died author tops most bezvkusno dressing celebrities

A well-known fashion designer and critic Mr. Blackwell (Mr. Blackwell), which amounted to an annual list of most bezvkusno and well-dressed stars, died in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 19, writes the newspaper The Times. The representative of the critic said that Blackwell died of increased intestinal infection. He was 86 years old.

For the first time critic of the list of the most bezvkusno dressed celebrities in 1960. Richard Blackwell followed the order, what clothes are the stars of show business, and every year, in January brings the result of allocating of public people who, in his view, dressed well and poorly. Each year the list of "10 Best and Worst Dressed" edkimi and has been accompanied by commentaries Blackwell sarkastichnymi to bezvkusno dressed and commended those who had made "incredible independence from fashion."

In both the annual list was composed of ten men. In the hit parade Mr Blackwell visited Madonna, Cher, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Paris Hilton, Victoria Beckham, Barara Streisand, Princess Diana, Bj?�rk, Gvinet Peltrou and other celebrities. Thus, in 1999, Blackwell included in the hit parade of bad dressing celebrities even the Queen of Great Britain Elezivetu II.

Designer Blackwell career began in the late 1950's, when he opened his fashionable home. However, the 80 th Blackwell ceased production of clothing. In the 90 years he published two books - "Mr. Blackwell's Worst: 30 Years Of Fashion Fiascos" and "From Rags to Bitches".

"Obama and McCain participate in the exhibition of cats in New York

Obama and McCain have been participants in an international exhibition of cats running in New York, tells AP. "Obame" bombeyskoy rock and American korotkosherstnomu "McCain" will fight for the nomination "The ideal pr-p-resident" ( "Purr-fect President").

In addition, both the cat, are the names of presidential candidates from the U.S. Republican (John McCain) and Democratic (Barack Obama) party, and their owners hope for the title of Best of Breed and better at the exhibition. "

Exhibition CFA-IAMS, conducted in conjunction Madison Square Garden in New York, walks among the most prestigious watch porodistyh cats.

Things last vyzhivshey passenger "Titanic" sold at auction

The things that belonged to the last vyzhivshey with krushenii "Titanic" passenger, sold at auction, reports BBC News. Millvine Dean (Millvina Dean) was 9 months when she, her brother and mother were rescued from a sinking ship. Dean's father, also plyvshy to "Titanic", died.

96-year-old Dean presented for auction suitcase with clothing issued to her in New York, which brought survivors, a notice of compensation from shipwrecked sent by her mother, and a few rare images of "Titanic".

At the auction held on October 18 in the British county Wiltshire, things Millviny Dean were sold for 30 thousand pounds (about 52.1 thousand U.S. dollars). In announcing the intention to sell rarities, Dean reported that spends the proceeds at the auction money to pay for his stay in private nursing homes. The last surviving passenger "Titanic" expected to help out at an auction much more modest amount - about 3 thousand pounds.

Among other lots sold at auction items from "Titanic", has proved lifejacket, gone under the hammer over 47 thousand pounds, watches one of the crew members, purchased for 92 thousand pounds, and the key to the ship, which was paid 90 thousand pounds .

The hungry Iranians frustrated Guinness Record Book

Residents of Tehran ate the world's largest sandwich before it has been measured, reported Reuters.

Manufacturers sandwich planned to register their record in the Guinness Book of Records. To prepare polutorakilometrovogo sandwich they used 700 kilograms strausinogo meat and as much chicken.

Sandwich was put on display in a park in Tehran. But viewers do not have to wait for his measure. They attacked the sandwich and eaten within minutes of his entire left with nothing representatives Book of Records.

One of the organizers of the action Parvin Shariati (Parvin Shariati) reported that the commission will send a video of Guinness, which is visible sandwich. He hoped that the record would still be registered.

Putin's dog connected to the system GLONASS

On Friday, 17 October, the head of the Russian government Vladimir Putin gave dog collar with a navigator system, GLONASS, said Interfax. The Prime Minister put the collar on his Labrador Koni alias.
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Collar with navigator brought to the meeting by the Head of Government, Vice Premier Sergei Ivanov, who supervises the development of the GLONASS system. Ivanov recalled that even last summer, has promised to donate the collar for Kony. "For the sake of justice it must be said that he was ready for that. We just did not have the opportunity to meet with you and Kony and make the gift" - explained Vice-Premier Putin.

Reported that the collar with a navigator weighs 170 grams total.

According to General Director - General Designer RNII Space Devices Yuri Urlichich, who attended the meeting, the device is a module of the GLONASS-GPS. "This fee, which is inside. The rest of the weight - this is actually the battery" - explained the developer. According to him, such a device would fit dogs of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, who are looking for people in the rubble.

Sergei Ivanov, for his part noted that "know-how of this device is that" when a dog on the ground, not moving, let's lay down, sorry, in luzhu somewhere in the forest, then the battery is not working, that is occurs energy savings. " "But my dog does not pig, it luzhu not bear", - said Putin.

Developers instrument explained that the collar is a special motion sensor, which disables the navigation system to save energy. The Prime Minister showed how using the devices recorded a small dog walk on the lawn in front of the house. At Ivanov's comment that Kony caught in the collar, "sad", Putin said: "She likes. Hvostom beat, then - like".

The first Soviet satellite GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) was launched in 1982. In 1993, the system was officially adopted into operation. In 1995, the satellite system consisted of 24 spacecraft. Now in orbit are 14 existing navigation satellites. It is expected that by the end of 2011, the number of orbital grouping will be increased to 30 spacecraft.

Nigerian sent a son to jail for disobedience and laziness

In Nigeria, the father appealed to the Sharia court to complain about his "disobedient and lazy" son of the jailed, reports Reuters on Friday, Oct. 17, citing local media.

COMPANIES Samaila Tahir (Samaila Tahir) from the city of Bauchi explained in court why his 20-year-old son deserved a harsher penalty under the laws of Islam (in northern Nigeria operate Shariah courts - "Lenta.ru").

"He does not listen and disgrace our family. I am tired of his wicked. I ask to be put in jail. Then I can breathe freely", - said Tahir. Also, according to the trader, his son refused to go to school and joined a local youth gang.

The court sentenced the son of Tahir (name of a son not mentioned) to six months in jail and 30 strokes of the cane for "disobedience to parents."

American ate 9-kg hamburger

A resident of Pennsylvania ate 9-kg hamburger in 4 hours 39 minutes, said agency Associated Press.

21-year-old chef Brad Shullo (Brad Sciullo) became the first visitor to the bar Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in the city Klirfild, Pennsylvania, who coped with the specialty of the house restaurant - hamburgers Belly Bruiser. Meat burger giant Burger weighs 6.8 kilograms. If you take into account all the ingredients (bun, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, pepper, mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, seasonings), a weight of 9.2 kilograms of hamburger.

Sam Shullo expressed surprise that there is a Burger was able to finish on the same day that began. According to him, by the fourth hour of continuous feeding it has become difficult.

In the victory over the hamburger less than 5 hours in the institution rely prizes. Shullo became the holder honorable certificate, $ 400, three T-shirts and, as reflected saloonkeeper, "gamburgernogo crapulent."

Tomsk operativniku mistakenly assessed four billion rubles

Operativnik Gosnarkokontrolya city of Tomsk Alexei Podkorytov found in the account of its bankcard four billion rubles, which were credited to him by mistake. However Podkorytov decided to return the money to the bank. This site tells TV channel Vesti. "

The morning of 16 October Podkorytov went to the bank to withdraw money and found on his account four billion rubles. "I thought that this malfunction in the system that the ATM gave me incorrect information. To test I took one thousand rubles. Do not believe it, I still have the same amount, only without a thousand" - told operativnik.

He decided to return the money to the bank. Website TV channel "Vesti" is not said in what the bank made a mistake. However, the website of the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda said that Podkorytov is a customer of "Gazprombank". The staff of the publication received a comment from the head of the department of client relationships "Gazprombanka" Victor Vyskrebetsa, who said that Podkorytov could not lift have on its account amount.

"Indeed, the error occurred. But this does not mean that our client would be able to remove the real four billion. Now we are correct and have taken measures to this not happen again" - said Vyskrebets. Would operativnik paid by the bank did not specify.

The daughter of Mick Jagger has lost a passport in Moscow

The daughter of singer of British rock group The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger Jade Jagger has lost a passport in Moscow. This RIA Novosti. Jade found a lost document, which arrived from the airport "Domodedovo" to the "Ararat Park Hiatt."

Jagger asked the district police office "burger", which wrote a statement of the lost passport. "If the document is found or someone will bring in rayotdel, police immediately informed about it in the hotel, which stopped Jade Jagger," - said the agency interlocutor. In the British Embassy did not comment on the situation.

The designer and former model Jade Jagger is not the first time visiting Moscow. In 2007, she came to the Metropolitan Fashion Week Russian Fashion Week. In 2006, Jagger presented in Moscow on its diamond jewelry collection.

Altai village took custody of hungry bears

About 20 bears, withdrew from the taiga in search of food, gathered at the Altai villages Yaylyu and at night attack on the village. As reported by RIA Novosti, the Reserve Altayskogo officers on whose territory the village had to take him under protection.

Attacks by bears are continuing more than a month. They kill chickens and cattle, breaking built in courtyards and sometimes attack people. Animals can not drive any shouts or shots. The territory of the village patrolled by armed inspectors Reserve day and night.

While shooting animals on the reserve is prohibited, in the event of a threat to the lives of people his team will have to open fire. The experts appealed to the Reserve Rosprirodnadzor to allow shooting the most aggressive animals. From attacks by bears are also residents of the village Bele.

This behavior is due to bear hunger - in the taiga bad harvest pine nuts and berries. In early autumn, the animals must build up fat before hibernation. Earlier in the Altay Nature Reserve, which has been in existence for 76 years, this situation has not been observed.

Moscow allowed more dogs bark

Moscow allowed the dogs bark for two hours longer, but have banned go laisse and muzzle in many places where previously allowed free range. According to the agency Interfax, Metropolitan Government amended the Rules of dogs and cats.


Previously, owners of dogs were barking stop their pets from 22 to 8 hours, but now the ban will operate from 23 to 7 hours. But the owners were obliged to take the dogs on leash and wear them to muzzle the territory of any agency, in shops, markets, on playgrounds, on beaches and in public transport. With regard to health facilities, kindergartens and schools, within their territories range of dogs banned altogether.
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Another rule, prescribed in the new rules - a ban on the breeding of dogs and cats for their skins and meat, as well as for fighting.

The furnace prostrelila American leg

A resident of Washington, USA, received a gunshot wound, rastaplivaya stove in his house, said the newspaper Peninsula Daily News. During the kindling furnace from the left and the bullet hit her in the leg.

According to the victim, a few weeks ago in her home rolled into the box with bullets, and probably one of them was in the pile of newspapers, which she and fueling the furnace.

Doctors local hospital, which asked the victim, found that the wound is easy and does not pose a threat to the lives and health of the victim. After medical assistance woman was released home.

One of the doctors spoke in an interview with Peninsula Daily News, that during his practice he had encountered such a case. Several years ago, shot and wounded, local hunters who have to sleep in the fire box of bullets fell.

In New York, a record for the length of viewing movies

Canadian Suresh Joachim and Claudia Vavra from Germany have set Guinness Book record by playing 57 movies for 123 hours, the agency sends AP on Wednesday.

Competition for the most stubborn moviegoer began October 2 to view the recent blockbuster "Iron man" and ended October 7, the picture "Thelma and Louise."

Competitors placed in a special room of transparent plastic on Times Square in New York, where they viewed films one after another. Under the terms of the contest, participants could not give opinion on kinoekrana and had to watch every movie from start to finish, including the final credits, after which they were given 10-minute break to restore power.

As explained Internet portal Mississauga News, the winners received two 10 thousand dollars, as well as a lifetime subscription to online video rental company Netflix, organized the contest.

In Kabardino-Balkaria found a giant mushroom

In Kabardino-Balkaria found a mushroom-raincoat weighing 17.6 kilograms, said on Thursday agency Interfax.


A huge mushroom found near livestock farms near the capital city of Nalchik resident engineer Anatoly Velichko. Next to the nearly 18-kilogram mushroom growing more and "small" raincoat weighing 3.5 kilograms.
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According to Velichko, his family knows how to prepare a special recipe raincoat, often considered inedible. However, the giant mushroom falls on the table only after his weight will be recorded in the presence of the precinct militiamen. The certificate authority is necessary for application in the Guinness Book of Records.

Spouses raspilili row house in half

The couple from Cambodia, quarreled, raspilili house into two parts, writes newspaper The Phnom Penh Post. The cause misunderstanding couples lived forty years of marriage, was the reluctance of his wife's care of her husband during his illness.

As told journalists village headman, which is home to a pair, both members of dissolved family refused to talk to the press. He also reported that initiated separation of housing in two parts became a husband, who raspilil house in half. The remaining ownership of the family is also divided between them equally.

Currently, the husband and wife live in raspilennyh parts of the house separately. And the husband took his half of the home to the house of her parents.

Officially divorced couple have not yet been issued. Divorce will receive valid when the family can come to the capital of the province to obtain the necessary papers.

Iceland put on the internet auction

British user lovejoyantiquesemporium October 7, invited visitors to the Internet auction eBay Iceland for 99 pence. The price of the lot are not part of Greenland and the singer Bj?�rk.

Lot has become quite popular and October 10, was made more than 80 bids. October 9 for Iceland offered 250 thousand pounds sterling, a day later - already 10 million pounds.

The cause of the sale of the country lovejoyantiquesemporium not disclosed. It should be noted that Iceland is now seriously affected by the global financial crisis. The Government nationalized the three largest banks in the country. Trade crown, the currency of Iceland, paralyzed.

British children is prohibited for breakfast Marmite

Keredidzhn District Council (formerly the kingdom in Wales) banned for use in schools sandwiches with a popular sauce Marmite. The reason for this is too high, according to officials, salt content in the sauce, reported BBC.

Marmite is one of the most popular in the UK components for the manufacture of sandwiches. Several times Marmite recognize the most successful brand of country and a series of scandalous (and subsequently banned) spots made famous sauce and outside Britain.

Parents of schoolchildren in Keredidzhne expressed surprise at the incident.

Costa Rican authorities have exchanged guns for T-shirts

On Tuesday in Costa Rica passed the first stage of government actions, designed to show children the danger of weapons, transfers AFP, referring to the authorities of Costa Rica.

As explained agency, pupils of a school on the outskirts of the Costa Rican capital of San Jose were invited to exchange their existing Baby pistols, grenades and knives on school supplies and T-shirts bearing the words "Weapons? Thank you do not have to." According to police, on a proposal to exchange weapons for T-shirts responded hundreds of children.

The authorities do not intend to be limited to only one school, and plan to carry out such actions in a number of educational establishments. Moreover, as agency said initiative of Costa Rican authorities had been endorsed by the UN Development Program - organization providing development assistance to member countries to the program.

In Costa Rica, most developed market for illegal trade in firearms in connection with that country's armed forces were disbanded in 1948, and most of the arsenal came into private hands.

American grown tykvu weighing 693 kilograms

Americans Tad Starr won at the annual agricultural contest in California, offering to participate in the competition tykvu weighing 693 kilograms, reported Associated Press.

The amount of cash prize competition depends on the weight of the fruit: for every pound (450 grams) winner gets six dollars. For example, pumpkin Starr was estimated at nine thousand dollars.

In 2007, Star has also participated in the contest. However, pumpkin, which he gave commission last year was easier for almost two kilograms. Talking about fruit, which he managed to grow, Starr noted that such harvests could be obtained through the fertile soil and good care.

The Bosnian students Unlearning song about cockroaches and marijuana

In Bosnia and Herzegovina parents were opposed to the traditional Mexican songs about smoking marijuana, wrote on Tuesday, 14 October the British online publication Ananova.

The point is that music benefits for the students of junior appeared translation of the song, which poetsya that the cockroach will not be able to go further on his road, if not urgently smoked reefer (the Mexican Spanish folk song "La Cucaracha" spread it with such words and only later became popular worldwide, in the original Spanish version of marijuana is not a single word - "Lenta.ru").
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Parents demanded that the Ministry of Education to immediately withdraw from school music data allowance. The mother of nine student Sonia Bolich in an interview with the Sarajevo media expressed the view that "people who have hit upon to ensure that children in the school taught songs about drugs, with the head clearly not all right."

The latest police cat London retired

The last cat London police sent to a pension after 11 years of service, reported SkyNews.

Korotkosherstny white cat Reagan joined the London police station Snow Hill in the 8 months of age. Its responsibilities include ridding the site of rats and mice.

Initially, the cat-police worked with a partner, kotom alias Carter. Both were blind from birth, but, according to station employees, this did not prevent them cope with their responsibilities. When Carter died after a half years of service, Reyganu had its own deal with rodents living in a building site.

Ultra Maintaining a Reyganu earned some fame: He took off in the documentary film for television and nominated for an award of merit together. In addition, the cat has its own page on Facebook.

An event dedicated to caring cat's resignation, colleagues are going to teach him a diploma. It notes "murfessionalizm" Reagan, and "hundred percent indicators to apprehend rats and mice." Also at the ceremony, the cat-Constable will present its new owners, the parents of one of the officers station.

In the Altai towns placed under curfew because of the invasion of bears

The two Altaic towns placed under curfew because of continuing more than 20 days of the invasion of hungry bears. It is reported agency ITAR-TASS news agency.


The restrictions affected villages Yaylyu and Bele, who some time ago because of nabega bears were taken under protection by members of the Altai Reserve. Now local residents are prohibited from leaving home after dark, and the day they can not go without armed guards outside the settlements.


However, the Ministry of Natural Resources has not yet been allowed to start shooting bears. The fact is that settlements Yaylyu and Bele are in the Altai territory of the reserve. However, according to the agency Interfax, the regime of specially protected natural areas has weakened a bit: people allowed to bear down on dogs.
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Deputy Director of the Altai Reserve Svetlana Chuhontseva said that the reason nabega animals to villages became bad harvest pine nuts and berries. Seeking to build up fat for winter, Bears are forced to forage for food farmstead. For three weeks in Yaylyu were seen about 30 bears that have attacked domestic animals to climb coop in and rob orchards.

"Warrior light gonyalsya for the militia on a tractor

In Dnipropetrovsk tractor-driver, called a "warrior of light", gonyalsya for the militia, said "Korrespondent.net." The incident occurred on the territory of a city car on the night of Oct. 8, but the reported incident came only on 13 October.

Man zaehal the territory of the showroom on a tractor came out of that, and began running between cars and waving a knife. The guard summoned police business. When they saw the approaching patrol, tractor-driver sat for the steering wheel of his vehicle and tried to leave. Shortly violator of Public Order launched a tractor 180 degrees and pursued patrol GAI. From time to time, the driver screamed that the police - "the soldiers of darkness and demons."

When the tractor is dead, the driver threatened law enforcement officers with a knife, managed to calm down and interrogate. Abusive presented character novel "The Golden Calf" Adam Kazimirovichem Kozlevichem. The detainee told the policemen that he had smoked "dur, about three cigarette." Their actions "Kozlevich" explain "the vision over." As the tractor-driver, he tried to "return to love God and to urge on the path" of law enforcement.

The detainee was taken to Krasnogvardeysky RO militia. Offender faces imprisonment on charges of malicious hooliganism and assaulting police officers. Upon learning of this, tractor-driver said that "all have the will over."

The owner of the yacht had mistakenly sold the boat for 20 pounds

The owner of the yacht, which had obtained for her 10 thousand pounds sterling (about 17 thousand dollars), had sold the vessel in less than 20 pounds (about 35 dollars). The transaction was carried out online at Internet auction site AllesAuktion.de, tells website Ananova.


Seaman, put the boat up for sale, forgot to specify in your auction starting price of the vessel. The end of bidding at online auctions appoints himself the seller, stating the price of the goods. As the owner of the yacht forgot to do so, the owner of the lot has become a buyer, first appointed value.

Once the buyer has paid a lot of Cologne, yachtsman tried to challenge the deal in court. However, his claim was not satisfied.

According to the lawyers, sales of yachts was lawful.