As US congresswoman Carolyn Maloney observed this summer: "It seems to be that every big trading disaster happens in London". In other words, the offshore, light-touch regime that many have argued gives London a competitive edge is now earning it the kind of black reputation that might make it unviable.
For his legacy to London has been to litter it with ego-driven projects, with fancy high-rise glass towers, owned offshore, lights never on.
The offshore waters harbor brown pelicans, magnificent frigatebirds, brown boobies, particularly around the offshore lights, and pelagic birds such as shearwaters and petrels.
The RMT union told the talks that some workers were now too afraid to fly offshore in light of the ditching.
Once again, the tip of week is from an email, and this reader is asking about a missing offshore flashing light.
On the night of the sinking, another islander, Chang Hyung-soo, rushed out of his house when the offshore sky lit up with flares and thundered with guns.
THE STRATEGY -- Early springtime weather conditions can present a variety of conditions, from stiff offshore westerlies to light, shifty sea breezes.
The weather proved to be ideal for big-wave surfing, with light offshore winds grooming the muscular, long-distance waves into thick, intimidating cylinders.
So much for doom and gloom: On Tuesday and Wednesday, blue skies, a light offshore wind and a steady pulse of swells transformed the desolate beach into a surfing paradise.
The offshore files shed light on how a small financial institution, the Bank of Utah, served as a stand-in for citizenship purposes to allow Russia's richest man, Leonid Mikhelson, whose energy company is subject to sanctions, register a $65 million Gulfstream jet.
