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Demo outside yacht as protesters demand answers from owners
If you have walked around the harbour in recent months, you will know the Miss Conduct yacht with the helicopter on top.
Protesters gathered on the starboard side of the boat on Monday afternoon to allege that real life misconduct was allegedly being carried out by its owners.
The allegations are varied, from alleged illegal evictions to alleged unpaid bills, and with court cases pending we are unable to report them in full.
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What we can report, however, is that a few dozen protesters were at the demonstration next to where the yacht is moored, with two police officers on the dockside and at least one security guard inside the boat.
The men who brought Miss Conduct to Bristol are Thomas Flight and Harry Steeley.
The pair are prominent members of the city’s LGBTQ+ community and are very well regarded in some quarters, using the boat to raise money for charitable causes including Suicide Prevention UK and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
But one demonstrator who spoke at the protest said that they “hide behind a veneer of respectability”.
One protester outside the Miss Conduct – photo: Martin Booth
Main photo: Martin Booth
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