Zoner RP Solutions

[Spear]

You know, rather than using the Swiss/Al-Qaeda example, perhaps a more relevant example of neutrality is the events of the Battle of the River Plate.

The German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee was forced after taking heavy damage into the neutral port of Montevideo in Uruguay. The Uruguayan Government told the Germans that they could stay no longer than 72 hours or face Internment. Although the Graf Spee was able to make repairs in that time it had depleted most of its ammunition and were deceived into thinking the British had a far larger force waiting for them. Rather than be destroyed by the British or have his ship impounded the Graf Spee Commanding Officer chose instead to scuttle his ship just outside the port.

OK an interesting RP solution to this whole fiasco is the Zoner's ban all war-ships from their bases, lawful & unlawful. A non-Zoner War-ship can only be permitted to dock for repairs under Zoner permission and their stay is time limited by the Zoner's. Free trade remains unmolested and the Zoner's continue to allow all trades ship regardless of faction entry. The Zoner's could in RP demand that not only their NFZ be enforced but that foreign war-ships not enter the NFZ unless given permission by the Zoner's to do so.

This would maintain Zoner neutrality and avoid any future attempts to drag the Zoner's into taking a side when they do not wish too. Let's face it, any House in Sirus at the moment could chose to RP being peeved at the Zoners for allowing safe harbour to enemies and any unlawful faction could also do the same. Why not nip this in the bud with a simple RP amendment to your NFZ policy that basically says "Zoner bases are for Zoner warships only, damaged ships may dock only under permission from the Zoner's and their stay shall be time limited" This has a basis in RL history and RL international historic law regarding belligerent war-ships in neutral ports.

Since this thread is about solutions, what are your thought's on this?

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