I would think it would be similar to the intra-coastal water way. The US Coast Guard has authority over the ICW. For example, for various reasons they will close sections, like just before, during and after major storms. Here in Florida, our FWC(the boat staties) have the authority to stop and inspect vessels on the ICW. I would not be surprised if the majority of the BWI arrests were on the ICW.
- Paul E. 1981 C&C 38 Landfall S/V Johanna Rose Fort Walton Beach, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > On Jan 26, 2018, at 9:38 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 08:38:13 -0600 > From: Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net <mailto:f...@postaudio.net>> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List "Maritime Documentation Center" > Message-ID: <657170cd-8549-4250-94ce-a06c21b86...@postaudio.net > <mailto:657170cd-8549-4250-94ce-a06c21b86...@postaudio.net>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Matt ? it?s my understanding that the federal government has sole authority > over the Great Lakes Inland Waterways for purposes of navigation. Are you > saying that?s not the case? > > From a US DOJ site which includes parts of the US code: > >> Great Lakes Jurisdiction >> >> Also included within the "special territorial and maritime jurisdiction of >> the United States" by 18 U.S.C. ? 7(2) are the Great Lakes and their >> connecting waterways? >> >> Federal jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. ? 7(2) over American vessels is not >> affected by the existence of concurrent state jurisdiction? > > It seems like the Supremacy clause in the Constitution would mean that > Federal law will supplant local jurisdictions in all cases. The > jurisdictions may overlap, but the Federal rules will always trump local ones. > > ? Fred > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
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