"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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Here is some corespondence between a Canadian sailor and the US Ambasador
to
Canada and other authorities.
http://www.internationalchallenge.org/cuba/whatsnew.htm

The jist from the US State Department is: "a Canadian crew aboard a
Canadian
vessel traveling through American waters with no intent to carry funds or
commerce to the Cuban people is "at risk" of removal from their vessel and
seizure of their boat. The U.S. Coast Guard would be operating within
their
legal jurisdiction if they were to take such action...even for vessels
that
are clearly noncommercial."

What that really means is that, by executive order of the President, if
the
USCG suspects that you may go to Cuba even after visiting another country
if
you have been in US waters they can sieze your boat ANYWHERE they find
you.

Actually the two letters only mention seizure while in US waters. The US
would be violating a lot of international laws if it started unilaterlly
seizing boats in international waters.

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Evan Gatehouse

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