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I have had an encounter with them on the San Francisco harbour during fleet week.  You do not want to mess with them, especially when they come at you with their craft with its bow mounted machine gun.

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They were a pain in the arse on Lake Erie. Used to keep pulling us over for staff training.

They do a good job of enforcing the rules of the water though. Issuing speeding tickets checking if carrying life jackets, fire extinguishers, intoxicated skipper etc. Once pulled me over for a nav light being out and we're very polite and helpful.

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Pondering on the rail today - what right did the US Coastguard have to pull this over in international waters? Which I understand it was.

 

Might

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Article27

Criminal jurisdiction on board a foreign ship

 

1. The criminal jurisdiction of the coastal State should not be exercised on board a foreign ship passing through the territorial sea to arrest any person or to conduct any investigation in connection with any crime committed on board the ship during its passage, save only in the following cases:

 

(a) if the consequences of the crime extend to the coastal State;

(b)if the crime is of a kind to disturb the peace of the country or the good order of the territorial sea;

(c ) if the assistance of the local authorities has been requested by the master of the ship or by a diplomatic agent or consular officer of the flag State; or

(d) if such measures are necessary for the suppression of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.

 

https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part2.htm

 

not as bad as these cheeky bastards tho...

 

05--Pong-Su1.jpg

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong_Su_incident

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4TCqcWkDM0

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I asked qhat would've happened if i said no. They said they would ring the nz embassy in Washington and get permission anyway. Which implies they didn't have it at the time.

I also asked what they were looking for. I was told Haitians. When i mentioned i was pointed towards haiti and very few Haitians were being smuggled into Haiti they then said they had been out there for a number of weeks and were bored.

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