Report: Sealand is for sale (or "transfer")

Julien says,

The digital haven The Principality of Sealand is for sale. Originally an abandoned British naval base by the name of Roughs Tower, Sealand was declared a Principality in 1967 when a family took residence upon it, and declared it sovereign.

Link (Spanish). The article quotes a spokesperson from Sealand's ruling family, the Bates, as saying that one can't "sell" a "principality" — so the island's current overlords instead plan to "transfer" custodianship. But it seems obvious that money would be involved in the transaction, and probably a fair amount of it. Sealand's caretakers have suffered hard times in recent years, from marauding pirate threats to a fire we blogged here last June. More: Link.

Previously on BoingBoing:

  • Sealand devastated by fire, sole human on site injured
  • Interview with Sealand designer

    Reader comment:

    iolaire mcfadden says,

    You can see here that the Sealand is for price is 750,000,000 euro. Also that site has a link to a YouTube movie from the bbc.