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Thread #100168   Message #2010351
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
29-Mar-07 - 03:43 AM
Thread Name: BS: Sailors kidnapped by Revolutionary Guard
Subject: RE: BS: Sailors kidnapped by Revolutionary Guard
Anyone breaking fishing regulations can expect to have boat and gear impounded.
The Dover Straight is the busiest shipping lane in the world.
It is not international waters but French and British. Any vessel of any nation can be there, as long as they do not fish.
Also, a warship is regarded as sovereign territory, like an embassy, and may not be boarded. It can be requested to leave and escorted away.