Sandy is lying about maritime law having a zero tolerance rule. The u.s. coast guard does. But only for ships in its territorial waters or flagged by the USA. Wellington has a Malta flag in Spain waters. U.S. Coast Guard has no jurisdiction in Spain’s territorial waters.

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