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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/blackcatunderaladder on 2025-07-06 20:15:14+00:00.
Can someone tell me what being boarded by the authorities (USCG, legitimate members of comparative non-US agencies) looks like? How they hail you, what they expect of you, how the actually boarding of a (let's say 34 ft) sailboat takes place, etc? Do you have any say at all over matters like who of their crew actually can board (people who actually have authority to board as opposed to just anyone on their ship)? Numbers -- can as many people board as they want? Can I say "I want to observe / film you during your search"? Just trying to understand the commonly followed protocols vs clear abuse of power by the searchers. Thank you for any insight!
ps Thanks to everyone who has responded so far! To clarify: I have no interest in picking a fight with anyone (particularly with armed people), but the combination of me just now venturing offshore, wondering about how someone would climb down from a much higher freeboarded vessel to my small boat, and balaclavaed ICE agents on the news made me think: "Wait . . . none of this was covered in ASA 104."