On 17 Mar 2006 07:05:10 -0800, "Joe" wrote:

I don't know about you but I've come into different gulf ports over a
1000 times and have never been stopped by the USCG...Never. Infact, I
have never in my life been stopped or boarded by the Coast Guard
inshore or offshore.

How many here have ever been stopped by the USCG?

What did they do?

Joe


Never boarded at sea by CG

Several courtesy dock checks (they used to do that about one weekend
a season, your choice, no fault)

Stopped once at night by DEA when sailing by Miami. Well not really
stopped, they just matched speed and asked for numbers and
destination. They were in a blacked out cig boat, I'm sure it was
confiscated. They ran with us for a minute, probably checking a
computer, then said have a nice evening and went on. Couldn't see
them when they were 30' away.

Frank