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I could be totally wrong but I didn’t think any part of the Gulf of Mexico was considered international waters? I thought the US (and maybe/hopefully Mexico) ha
by elliekelly 6y ago
I could be totally wrong but I didn’t think any part of the Gulf of Mexico was considered international waters? I thought the US (and maybe/hopefully Mexico) had approval over oil rigs and such in the Gulf.
- ceejayoz 6y agoAnything more than 12 miles out is "international waters", but there's a 200 mile "exclusive economic zone". Mexico and Cuba have theirs; between the three nearly all the Gulf is covered. That said, international waters isn't actually a lawless zone. These boats are undoubtedly registered in the US, and thus subject to US law.
- caf 6y agoIt's 12 and 200 nautical miles, to be precise.
- criddell 6y agoEven if it is US territorial waters, why can't the private boats be there? I'm not saying they should be there, but legally is it different than if Musk flipped the CyberTruck on a public road and people walked around the crash site?
- elliekelly 6y agoPresumably there are some sort of "rules of the road" that govern how and where vessels can maneuver? I can't just drop anchor at the mouth of Boston Harbor and prevent everyone else from accessing it. Or maybe I can? I have no idea.
- pixl97 6y agoFor the same reason you can't be with in a particular distance of the take off. It is a public safety concern. And in those cases we afford law enforcement the ability to remove you from the scene.
- ceejayoz 6y ago> I'm not saying they should be there, but legally is it different than if Musk flipped the CyberTruck on a public road and people walked around the crash site? It's hardly uncommon for cops to tell people to back up from an accident/crime scene if they're too close.