Croatia cops scotch Aussie's Adriatic crossing

[icymist]

An Australian adventurer attempting a perilous sea crossing to make a point about police states found out the hard way that authoritarianism dies hard in eastern Europe.

Shane Braddock, 34, has met with yet more official resistance in his bid to kayak from Croatia to Italy across the Adriatic Sea.

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Acting on security and anti-smuggling laws, the Croatian maritime police intercepted the kayakers shortly after they left the island of Palagruza, and demanded they turn back because they had no permission to leave Croatian waters.

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"Next time we won't tell the press and we'll start from Italy and head towards Croatia.
"If we don't have the publicity they will have no idea what we intend and therefore won't stop us."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/croatia-cops-scotch-aussies-adriatic-crossing/2006/03/22/1142703397768.html

Of course, Mr. Braddock tells the press that next time he won't tell the press! Yup!