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Cutting through U.S. territorial waters #209792 11/24/2019 04:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 9 J josabo1 OP Traveler
OP josabo1 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 josabo1 #209793 11/24/2019 05:15 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 182 F FLJim Traveler
FLJim Traveler F Joined: May 2007 Posts: 182	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 josabo1 #209803 11/24/2019 06:30 PM
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OP josabo1 Traveler J Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 9	Great, thank you!

Re: Cutting through U.S. territorial waters FLJim #209818 11/24/2019 08:34 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,347 USVI LocalSailor Traveler
LocalSailor Traveler Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,347 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 LocalSailor #209823 11/24/2019 10:47 PM
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FLJim Traveler F Joined: May 2007 Posts: 182	I don't make the rules (3nm offshore for US, wherever for BVI), I just follow them.

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