DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT

The US Coast Guard cracks down on unlicensed boat owners taking people out for-hire.

Kevin Falvey

I get dozens of emails from the US Coast Guard per week, perhaps the most common of which details the stopping of illegal charter boats. Whether it’s a 46-footer in Miami, a 25-footer out of Wisconsin, a 31-footer off Cape Cod, or a 20-footer in Seattle, these are boats being operated illegally by their owners. The reason? There’s money to be made. That has always been a lure for reprobate boaters. Add in today’s cheap and prevalent social media marketing, and it’s easy for untrained, unscrupulous owners to attract and risk the lives of unsuspecting customers. The US Coast Guard and other agencies such as marine police are cracking down on these criminals. I get dozens of emails from the US Coast Guard per week, perhaps the most common of…

You're reading a preview of

Boating (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2021

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.