First of all sorry to Slip for the continuous Hijack of a good thread. Not to mention my apologies for Likwid's off topic banter. Maybe he will just let it rest.
I guess if your a Captain you should conduct yourself like one. And if your so good and know so much about traversing the worlds oceans then why are you not a Captain of that big Freighter making $$$.
So STOP trying to turn this into a you know everything flame war because of my comment because I don't care what you think you know. I just showed you facts.
Only a fool would think you can pull that crap that fishing boat did. I am sure the video of that mess will not go unnoticed and that the first time the CG sees that ship they will inquire. Time will tell..
You brought up Piracy and that is illegal EVERYWHERE. Its a crime like robbing a bank,,,, The police can't stop it from happening all the time,,,,I never said it does not happen. I did not say that the U.S. can be everywhere to hold everyones hand either. But you better believe that if someone commits a crime and is caught in INTERNATIONAL WATERS the Coast Guard has Jurisdiction. And if it is serious enough they will prosecute. They don't go all over the world looking for piracy. My god they can't do everything for the rest of the world.
You are totally foolish to think that they don't patrol International waters. You are extremely short sighted and don't realize that The Coast Guard also does more drug enforcement than you even have a clue about over the water. Most at night from AIRCRAFT.
Just to list a few they use Helicopters from Opa Locka Florida, Coast Guard Cutter Valient from Key west (if it is still based there) Falcons and C-130's that do Air patrols flying out of the Caribbean (Falcons in Grand Caymen), Homeland Security Citations from Points in Fl and Texas all flying over water. YES THAT IS PATROLLING. Most open ocean patrols are done by AIRCRAFT at night until they see something that needs to be investigated. Then they follow it or track it until it can be intercepted. Just so you know they burn less fuel and cover more area by air than by ship.
As a matter of fact they just assisted MX in a big cocaine bust,,, but nope they don't patrol. nope just intelligence.. yea right..
As far as your incident with the freighter. I did not say that people must do everything they are supposed to or that the Coast Guard will be there to prevent every little thing you think is harassment. So did you report it ? They mirrored you, and,,,,, Like the Ferry goes out of its way for you too,,,, NOT
Those lists exist because things do happen and piracy does happen and most of all a good Captain would know that traveling long distances in a private vessel is best done in numbers for many safety reasons. And people even come up missing too,,, It happens.. I never said it did not,,,,,
Maybe you should spend some time in far away places of the world were they do not extend the same common courtesies or respect your personal space like they do in the United States. Maybe then you might have understood the Captain of that Freighter.