You've been posting on here long enough to know from time to time people make spelling mistakes especially when using this tiny ass keyboard on my Android. Nobody loves a Karen.
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Guess what's in Santo Domingo?
Not forgetting that English is not everyone's language of choice.
I turn a blind eye to grammatical & spelling errors
I turn a blind eye to grammatical & spelling errors
I definitely make mistakes. English is not my native language although I consider myself close to being bilingual. I have started writing online/blogging and have started using a software called Prowritingaid for editing and it’s fun to use.
Always have to prove that you're right, being "superior" and correcting fcuking spelling is pretty low. Arguing about it is even worse...but do carry on LOL 
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Never thought that, but thanx I shall.Always have to prove that you're right, being "superior" and correcting fcuking spelling is pretty low. Arguing about it is even worse...but do carry on LOL
The first few days it was in port in SD I saw heads bobbing on the decks. People walking around. I did not walk near for a few days but the last 2 days, viewing from afar, I see noone. I wonder if it has been abandoned or maybe only the crew is on board. I have not been up close. I only see it on morning walks from the Villa Duarte side of the river.
Foreign vessels can be held in port under court orders until creditors are paid for long overdue food and fuel services. Vessels can be seized for legal reasons inside territorial waters for human trafficking, drug smuggling, etc. We have held vessels from sailing until the spill they caused has been cleaned up and a Surety Bond has been posted prior to allowing them to depart.
AlaPlaya is right. Foreign vessels can be seized/held for many reasons. Many foreign vessels have Ship’s Agents in ports to handle these affairs. Legally any agency that seizes a vessel has an obligation to maintain it in good order. That doesn’t always happen. I’ve seen them sit idle and unattended for years, and quickly deteriorate.
The SeaFarer’s Union has legally held vessels to get the vessel owners to pay the crews long overdue wages. This doesn’t always end well. Many times, the vessel owners leave the crew on their own and the Seamen’s Mission has to provide food and fuel to enable the crew to survive during winter. Salvors also have a legal right (liens) to hold vessels in port until all their bills are paid.
The Flying Fox is an expensive toy, located well outside US territorial waters, registered under a flag of convenience. Even with a US-DR agreement in place, I think it would be hard for a US Agency to seize the vessel under the guise of the spoils of war. The Caymans have a reputation as an offshore money haven and secrecy. I’m not sure if they have a reciprocity agreement with the US. I doubt if they would cooperate with US authorities.
Seizures of foreign vessels, even in territorial waters, can come back to bite enforcement agencies in the ass. We seized a Spanish trawler years ago, allegedly for illegally fishing a restricted species in a restricted area. We lost the case and had to pay for all costs including loss of fishing time and loss of the processed fish on board the vessel. It cost our government millions of dollars and serious loss of face as the Japanese say.
Holding it is one thing. Seizing it and taking ownership of it is a whole different matter Without just cause, this might be interpreted as an act of piracy under international Maritime law. The true owners of these vessels have unlimited financial and legal resources. They will get their yachts back, otherwise the precedent for search and seizure in countries allied to invaded countries could open the door to worldwide piracy.
The temporary seizure of these mega yachts is just one aspect of the NATO political media exercise to bring Putin to the negotiating table and end his invasion of the Ukraine. It’s not about his billionaire cronies or their yachts. They just happen to be in the line of fire.
The temporary seizure of these mega yachts is just one aspect of the NATO political media exercise to bring Putin to the negotiating table and end his invasion of the Ukraine. It’s not about his billionaire cronies or their yachts. They just happen to be in the line of fire.
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