Ignore the rules...get the fines.

They not only ignored the rules, they lied about their intent.

Frankly, under the circumstances, $1000 is not near a heavy enough fine.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Good for Canada. If a thousand doesn’t stop Americans from violating Canadian law, raise the penalty.

Take the boat.

pianotuna wrote:
Take the boat.

I agree, impound the boat or RV (whichever the case) for 30 days. Then the guilty party has to make arrangements to have it returned to them after 30 days plus impound charges.

So did they make land fall in Canada or come in contact with anyone resident in Canada?

The article is not clear why the RCMP were in contact with them...

noteven wrote:
So did they make land fall in Canada or come in contact with anyone resident in Canada?

The article is not clear why the RCMP were in contact with them...

Boat one....They entered Canada and claimed they were on their way to Alaska. They weren't.

Boat two..was a whale watching vessel. Suffered the same fate.


Gary

A1ARealtorRick wrote:
They not only ignored the rules, they lied about their intent.

Frankly, under the circumstances, $1000 is not near a heavy enough fine.

the fine is the small part, you also face a ban from entering canada. if this happens if you realy want to go to alaska your flying or taking a boat.

Steve

Noteven, agree that the article was vague and your question was a valid one. Your question also leads to the point that the national boundaries in that area (to include some of the islands) have been in dispute for years; it has been a long, long time since my college years, but I think since before Canada was its own country. Since both the US and Canada have agreed to disagree on certain boundaries (rather than shoot at each other), the RCMP gave them (probably commercial vessels making money) low fines and said "just go away." Believe me, those passengers on those vessels were not poor people, and those fines were a drop in the bucket. And seizing assets would be something they would turn over to someone they knew in the State Department. Yes, I wish the article had much more detail.

charlestonsouthern wrote:
Noteven, agree that the article was vague and your question was a valid one. Your question also leads to the point that the national boundaries in that area (to include some of the islands) have been in dispute for years; it has been a long, long time since my college years, but I think since before Canada was its own country. Since both the US and Canada have agreed to disagree on certain boundaries (rather than shoot at each other), the RCMP gave them (probably commercial vessels making money) low fines and said "just go away."

there is no disput on the boarder and has never been since proabably during the colonial times, but it was a funny read.

Steve