In March 1963 I had the misfortune to find myself standing in the dock in the Old Bailey.
It was a similar story for Battleship, an alien attack movie as American as McDonald's apple pie, which dropped anchor in 26 territories on 11 April, five weeks before it will dock on US shores.
From the dock of federal court, before being taken to prison on Tuesday, Anwar condemned the judges for their decision.
"No other country in Europe offers such potential," he says as cranes in constant motion move containers from ship to dock outside.
A separate contingency plan, codenamed Operation Halberd, to use troops in the event of a dock strike, had also been drawn up.
Priority should therefore be: end the dock strike as quickly as possible, so that the coal dispute can be played as long as possible," advised Peter Gregson, head of the Cabinet Office civil contingencies unit.
Today, more than two years after Sandy, the new loading dock still blocks access to the one window through which the fuel cells could be replaced.
Without the loading dock there was no way for tenants to start moving their equipment into the building.
(Soon after there was another boat at the dock – this time carrying 90, including four pregnant women).
The defendant wept in the dock as extracts from the call she made from her mobile phone during her final visit to Paterson were played in court.
Norman thanked the judge as he was led away from the dock to begin his sentence.
