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hammocktoday at 2:50 PM1 replyview on HN

The border guys are there are really aggressive too. I canoed the st croix up around there and you are warned not to paddle north of the halfway line in the middle of the river… agents will literally pop out of the woods and start reproaching you


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Scoundrellertoday at 4:38 PM

obviously this isn't official advice, but are they misinformed and don't like you doing legal things that bother them?

> Any small pleasure vessel leaving a United States port into international or foreign waters, without a call at a foreign port, does not satisfy the foreign departure requirement. Therefore, certain fishing vessels, cruises to nowhere, or any vessel that leaves from a United States port and returns without calling a foreign port or place, has not departed the United States.

Dunno how much emphasis to put on the word "port"

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/pleasure-boats-private-flyers/ple...

While it's a more inland water, Large vessels effectively can't transit through Windows/Detroit shipping channel without multiple border line crossings: https://i0.wp.com/niche-canada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/1...

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