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> the sanctions are American constructs: they dont apply on the open seas where UNCLOS matters Technically correct. But the way these countries evade U.S. sanc
by JumpCrisscross 8mo ago
> the sanctions are American constructs: they dont apply on the open seas where UNCLOS matters
Technically correct. But the way these countries evade U.S. sanctions is by flying false or no flag. That, in turn, makes them vulnerable under UNCLOS's anti-piracy rules.
- master_crab 8mo agoNo flag is rare because that immediately opens them to anti-piracy. But coming back to my original point: it isn’t America’s determination that a registration is fraudulent. It is the flag state’s.
- JumpCrisscross 8mo ago> it isn’t America’s determination that a registration is fraudulent. It is the flag state’s. Sort of. If there is no flag, it's America's determination. And in many of the seizure cases, the flag state confirmed a fraudulent registration. (I believe there was one around Venezuela falsely registered with Panama.)