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IIRC, the US Coast Guard cannot provide gas to stranded boats that simply ran out of fuel because they were sued by companies that provide that service.
by ortusdux 4y ago
IIRC, the US Coast Guard cannot provide gas to stranded boats that simply ran out of fuel because they were sued by companies that provide that service.
- throwaway5959 4y agoThat’s basically the answer to all of these issues. Tax preparers bribed Congress to ban the IRS from doing it for the majority of Americans as well.
- nickff 4y agoDo you have a reference or citation for this? I looked for the case, but couldn't turn anything up. It seems extraordinary, especially because the federal government would seemingly have sovereign immunity from such a lawsuit, unless it was somehow a taking.
- ortusdux 4y agoIt was told to me by a coast guard helicopter pilot that I grew up with. Not one prone to exaggeration. I've also heard from boaters that it is kind of general knowledge to say that you are having an emergency vs out of gas if find yourself stranded. Edit: Here is the best I can find. It sounds like it was a congressional mandate from 1983: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-22-mn-587-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-22-mn-587-st...