Stolen sailboat and kidnaping

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sfgary

sfgary

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A bay area sailor posted recently about a sailboat stolen out of Alameda CA. It is now believed that that person also kidnaped his 2 small children and may be sailing to Mexico. I'm not sure this is the proper forum but wanted to get this out to as many west coast sailors as possible.

Gary

PS the boat is a 2011 Hunter 41 named UNLEASHED
 
Tim R.

Tim R.

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Sounds like a domestic dispute.

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Oops, just read the report. Guessed right!
 
kloudie1

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Nov 6, 2006
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Hunter 34 Mandeville Louisiana
uuuuhhhh There was a time when my boat was ready to make such a trip.. for the same reasons.. fortunately, the lawyers came to a much more reasonable agreement!.
 
jrowan

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O'Day 35 Severn River, Mobjack Bay, Va.
Man sounds like a hollywood movie plot. But honestly a sailboat is so slow, it shouldn't be that difficult for the marine police or C. Guard to catch up to them, if you can spot 'em that is.
 
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soldier1964

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bad news

sfgary said:
A bay area sailor posted recently about a sailboat stolen out of Alameda CA. It is now believed that that person also kidnaped his 2 small children and may be sailing to Mexico. I'm not sure this is the proper forum but wanted to get this out to as many west coast sailors as possible.

Gary

PS the boat is a 2011 Hunter 41 named UNLEASHED
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really sorry to hear about your boat/ even sorrier about the guy that took it with the kids. it may be slow but if he isnt right in his mind, who knows what he may do. not just to the kids or the boat if the gaurd catches up with him. hope everything turns out alright on all points.
 
c_witch

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Dec 20, 2010
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I don't condone what is happening, BUT correct me if I am wrong. Once he is offshore 7 miles he is in international waters and the USCG would have NO business with him. OR does the US now board any boat on any waters any where in the world?

c_witch
 
sfgary

sfgary

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Sep 25, 2008
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Challenger sloop Alameda
According to todays lectronic Latitude the missing boat was spotted about 30 miles west of Half Moon Bay CA by a fishing vessel. Just for clarification its not my boat.

Gary
 
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Steve Dion

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Dec 2, 1999
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c_witch said:
I don't condone what is happening, BUT correct me if I am wrong. Once he is offshore 7 miles he is in international waters and the USCG would have NO business with him. OR does the US now board any boat on any waters any where in the world?

c_witch
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Don't they shoot pirates in the Indian Ocean and other places that are more than 7 miles off our coast?
 
sailaway78

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May 11, 2005
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Clarification

My understanding is that the Coast Guard has the legal right to board any US flagged/registered boat, anywhere in the world. If you doubt this, come north through the Yucatan channel. You will get boarded.
 
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LooseDiamond

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Feb 9, 2008
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The Coast Guard exerts its authority wherever and whenever it chooses. They have been patrolling in the Middle East for a decade now. Here is a link:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...e-us-coast-guard-makes-waves-in-persian-gulf/


"I don't think a lot of people necessarily understand the unique nature of the Coast Guard and how we are both a military and a federal law enforcement agency," Thomas said in an interview with Fox News.
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While in the Middle East, the Coast Guard operates under traditional military authorities and customary international law, which allows military personnel to visit, board and search vessels to confirm their identity, according to Papp.
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sfgary

sfgary

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Sep 25, 2008
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Fox news here in the Bay area has reported that the boat is in custody and the kids are safe. They were about 30 miles west of Monterey.

Gaty
 
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