Cutting through U.S. territorial waters

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Cutting through U.S. territorial waters #209792 11/24/2019 03:57 PM 11/24/2019 03:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 9 J josabo1 OP Traveler
josabo1 OP Traveler J Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 9	Hello, I'd like to sail from Soper's Hole to the Indians. Do I have to keep the US/BVI border on starboard or can I cut through U.S. territorial waters without getting into trouble? Thanks for any advice!

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Re: Cutting through U.S. territorial waters [Re: josabo1] #209793 11/24/2019 04:15 PM 11/24/2019 04:15 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 163 F FLJim Traveler
FLJim Traveler F Joined: May 2007 Posts: 163	No problem. It's called innocent passage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocent_passage Just don't dump your holding tank on the US side.

Re: Cutting through U.S. territorial waters [Re: josabo1] #209803 11/24/2019 05:30 PM 11/24/2019 05:30 PM
Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 9 J josabo1 OP Traveler
josabo1 OP Traveler J Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 9	Great, thank you!

Re: Cutting through U.S. territorial waters [Re: FLJim] #209818 11/24/2019 07:34 PM 11/24/2019 07:34 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,234 USVI LocalSailor Traveler
LocalSailor Traveler Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,234 USVI	Originally Posted by FLJim No problem. It's called innocent passage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocent_passage Just don't dump your holding tank on the US side. So the preferred holding tank dumping area is on the BVI side??

Re: Cutting through U.S. territorial waters [Re: LocalSailor] #209823 11/24/2019 09:47 PM 11/24/2019 09:47 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 163 F FLJim Traveler
FLJim Traveler F Joined: May 2007 Posts: 163	I don't make the rules (3nm offshore for US, wherever for BVI), I just follow them.

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