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Why wouldn't they do it? Coast Guard (of various nations) board ships all the time for various reasons. As soon as these seasteaders are deemed a threat/annoya

by sireat 8y ago

Why wouldn't they do it? Coast Guard (of various nations) board ships all the time for various reasons. As soon as these seasteaders are deemed a threat/annoyance to the state they are goners. Maybe they did not pay tax on their crypto earnings, maybe they have an anti-state blog, maybe they produce copious amounts of LSD, etc etc. At the end of the day, the man/state with the biggest boomstick wins.

stale2002 8y ago
Why wouldn't they do that? Well they dont do that right now. There are lots of ships in the ocean, right at this moment, and the US coast guard isn't going around sinking any of them. Sure, if they enter their waters, and try to break their countries laws, then it might happen. But this is instead about international waters. People travel around the world, on boats, all of the time. I could get on a boat, right now, and travel into the ocean, and I'm not going to have to worry about the coast guard sinking me.
- arwineap 8y ago
  Pleasure craft get boarded all the time by the coast guard. [0][1][2][3][4] Often on trips from the west coast to hawaii, often on trips sailing north from southern california. The coast guard, can at any time board / search your vessel without any probable cause or warrants. Even in international waters. It's on you to make sure you're not doing anything illegal that would warrant a seizure of your vessel and all the property on it. ( again, even in international waters ) You're right though, they likely won't sink it. [0] https://www.uscg.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=luZU9g1tNsc%3D&portalid=0 https://www.uscg.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=luZU9g1tNsc%3... [1] https://www.sailfeed.com/2012/10/coast-guard-boardings-and-your-fourth-amendment-rights-part-1/ https://www.sailfeed.com/2012/10/coast-guard-boardings-and-y... [2]https://mblb.com/admiralty-maritime/the-fourth-amendment-rights-vs-boarding-power-of-the-united-states-coast-guard/ https://mblb.com/admiralty-maritime/the-fourth-amendment-rig... [3] https://www.getmyboat.com/resources/tips-for-renters/638/what-to-expect-during-a-coast-guard-boarding/ https://www.getmyboat.com/resources/tips-for-renters/638/wha... [4] https://coastguardnews.com/what-to-expect-during-a-coast-guard-boarding/2016/05/26/ https://coastguardnews.com/what-to-expect-during-a-coast-gua...

by sireat 8y ago

stale2002 8y ago

Why wouldn't they do that? Well they dont do that right now. There are lots of ships in the ocean, right at this moment, and the US coast guard isn't going around sinking any of them. Sure, if they enter their waters, and try to break their countries laws, then it might happen. But this is instead about international waters. People travel around the world, on boats, all of the time. I could get on a boat, right now, and travel into the ocean, and I'm not going to have to worry about the coast guard sinking me.

arwineap 8y ago
Pleasure craft get boarded all the time by the coast guard. [0][1][2][3][4] Often on trips from the west coast to hawaii, often on trips sailing north from southern california. The coast guard, can at any time board / search your vessel without any probable cause or warrants. Even in international waters. It's on you to make sure you're not doing anything illegal that would warrant a seizure of your vessel and all the property on it. ( again, even in international waters ) You're right though, they likely won't sink it. [0] https://www.uscg.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=luZU9g1tNsc%3D&portalid=0 https://www.uscg.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=luZU9g1tNsc%3... [1] https://www.sailfeed.com/2012/10/coast-guard-boardings-and-your-fourth-amendment-rights-part-1/ https://www.sailfeed.com/2012/10/coast-guard-boardings-and-y... [2]https://mblb.com/admiralty-maritime/the-fourth-amendment-rights-vs-boarding-power-of-the-united-states-coast-guard/ https://mblb.com/admiralty-maritime/the-fourth-amendment-rig... [3] https://www.getmyboat.com/resources/tips-for-renters/638/what-to-expect-during-a-coast-guard-boarding/ https://www.getmyboat.com/resources/tips-for-renters/638/wha... [4] https://coastguardnews.com/what-to-expect-during-a-coast-guard-boarding/2016/05/26/ https://coastguardnews.com/what-to-expect-during-a-coast-gua...