Oregon Fleet week and being "searched"

[HB of CJ]

Maritime law. Admiralty Law cum onshore. Not good but there you have it. What if your primary residence is a yacht or houseboat? Does the Constitution guaranteeing the prohibition of warrant less searches and seizures of your home still apply? If not why not?

We had this problem touring in a 40 foot ex school bus. Crown Supercoach. Primary residence. Continuous Traveler on my Oregon Drivers License. The Bus was registered as a non commercial motor home. A park ranger politely asked to search the inside.

I showed him the sign on the door saying "Primary Residence Search Warrant Required" He looked at us funny. I gave him a very polite 10 minute background sit rep on the Constitution. Once he understood he apologized and left. It is a matter of knowing.

 

[Diamondback]

adopt a smartypants son, name him Wesley, and give him the helm. Don't forget to snap "shut up, Wesley" whenever he starts yammering.

Captain Picard, is that you?

 

[sobo]

Demote the wife and install a TR1 or adopt a smartypants son, name him Wesley, and give him the helm. Don't forget to snap "shut up, Wesley" whenever he starts yammering.

I loved that line when Picard yelled it at that punk-a$$ kid...

 

[Diamondback]

I loved that line when Picard yelled it at that punk-a$$ kid...

And then watching him get punked by the gang on Leverage...

Wil Wheaton, only dude who could make me root for Sheldon Cooper...

 

[Mountainman38]

If you fly the Jolly Roger and go real fast they'll leave you alone.


not really

Worth a shot, anyway!

Also, don't forget to video the fun.

 

[CV-66]

Avast ye landlubbers and scurvy dogs. Now hear this, now hear this... standby to repel borders!

Well shiver me timbers, arrrgh

 

[Republican]

Just pick up some illegals in the Home Depot parking lot and pay them to stand on the bow. You will instantly become invisible to all federal authorities

 

[MxOverkill]

Very succinct. Very correct.

Sorry to tell ya this, but operating a water craft on the navigable waters automatically subjects you to the full weight of maritime law, fully manned and enforced by the United States Coast Guard, and any " deputies" so let sworn by them! So, your gonna have to play by their rules!

 

[MxOverkill]

... If you don't think Portland doesn't have wackadoodles that could be a risk to a Navy vessel you have been living in a cave.

I'm thinking the so-called Patriot Prayer extremists who like to come south from Vantucky are the most likely suspects when it comes to violence

 

[bikemutt]

from Vantucky

Hey, easy, I resemble that remark

 

[BillGabby1]

Historically speaking, naval ships are most vulnerable while in Port. Combat swimmers and suicide boaters come to mind. Remember the USA Cole !

Sorry being a squid myself, all USA military ships have the prefix USS before the name.
It stands for United States Ship.
So it is USS Cole.
Gabby

 

[parallax]

This is part of the reasons for keeping boaters out! You never know what Portlander enviro nazies, and other protest groups might try!

and all the wackadoodles, probably stopped at a shell gas station to fill up there old worn out, oil leaking, smoking, subarus/v.w. vans to get to the bridge to protest.

 

[SUPER X]

This is part of the reasons for keeping boaters out! You never know what Portlander enviro nazies, and other protest groups might try!

Their mothers must be proud.

 

[SUPER X]

Really wanna know how stupid those people are? That Ice Breaker Fenica dosnt belong to Shell Oil, it belongs to the Finnish Government, it is contracted by the U.S. gov. To assist Artic exploration and navigation, same as the 3 American Coast Guard Breakers that were in dry dock when this all took place! No one bothered to check! Same thing happend when one of the other Finnish Ice breakers OTSO assisted the Antarctic transit run for resupply of McMurdo Station the same year!
Can't fix stupid!

The Finns are probably impressed with Americans now

 

[Stomper]

Demote the wife and install a TR1 or adopt a smartypants son, name him Wesley, and give him the helm. Don't forget to snap "shut up, Wesley" whenever he starts yammering.

This always makes me laugh....

 

[Rudedog]

Sorry being a squid myself, all USA military ships have the prefix USS before the name.
It stands for United States Ship.
So it is USS Cole.
Gabby

That error was an incorrect and unnecessary auto correction that I did not spot. Thanks BillGabby1 for fixing it.

 

[bobdog308]

boat ownership......only 2 good days....first day you buy one and the last day you own one.

 

[Diamondback]

Sorry being a squid myself, all USA military ships have the prefix USS before the name.
It stands for United States Ship.
So it is USS Cole.
Gabby

Or USNS for Navy-owned but civilian crewed auxiliaries like tankers and transports... don't know if the Army still owns a few transports (formerly prefixed USAT) and others (unknown prefix), or if all sealift got merged under the Navy's umbrella.

 

[BillGabby1]

Or USNS for Navy-owned but civilian crewed auxiliaries like tankers and transports... don't know if the Army still owns a few transports (formerly prefixed USAT) and others (unknown prefix), or if all sealift got merged under the Navy's umbrella.

Me either.

Mmm Pizza what I had for supper!
Papa Murphy's
Chomp YOM!
Gabby

 

[tac]

The Willamette is at or less than 100 yards wide in downtown PDX, and with a 100 yard protection zone around the ships, no matter where you try to pass them, you're inside that zone. That's probably the reason for the mandatory search for anyone passing through.

Sir, I beg to differ. The free water at the Steel Bridge - immediately adjacent to the Waterfront Park - is 773.4 feet.

Please feel free to check.

tac