Well, if you're in the CG, and you spot a homemade vessel that's clearly not seaworthy, and it appears to be headed to parts unknown, do you (1) let the guy ge

Well, if you're in the CG, and you spot a homemade vessel that's clearly not seaworthy, and it appears to be headed to parts unknown, do you (1) let the guy get himself into a shitload of trouble to where he hits emergency beacon, and deploy a full-blown open ocean S&R? or (2) approach homeboy close to shore so you can stop him and short-circuit the whole tragedy? I know which one involves less paperwork. In fact, since this isn't the first time that homeboy has pulled this stunt, dollars to donuts says that the CG knows him on sight.