Ahoy The
Interesting read, true. All I can say is that twice in coastal waters,
and once in international waters have been stopped by US gov't
ships.(Wouldn't identify themselves at 3am offshore, but warship
silhouette hard to disguiseG)

Rule #1)They out-gun you=be polite
Rule #2)Be excrutiatingly polite, they're nervous about being
blown-away by someone popping out of forward hatch. Always keep BOTH
your hands in plain view.
Result=no problems, in fact the officer nonchalantly over-looked clear
violation of holding tank sin.

Allan