Pulled Over By FWC Officers on the Miami River (Full Story) | BOAT ZONE 

@@peterp6775. Apparently it is lawful because law enforcement or say the coast guard can board without permission even on the west coast. What is funny they have to ask permission to come onboard but that is just technicality, meaning you can't deny them even if you say "no" when they ask permission.

@@peterp6775 the boat was in a no wake zone. It was going too fast. Ergo probable cause. Just like on a highway.

@@elcajondavid1 coast guard has higher authority because they are apart of national defense and granted they are in Miami which is a gateway for drugs

@@elcajondavid1 You absolutely tell them no, you do not give their consent to board.. let them do it without your consent.. then you have something if it ever goes to court.. or having grounds to sue for violation of rights.. if they ever find something, well they searched without a warrant and without your consent.. hence whatever they find will not be admissible in the court.. wake up, exercise your rights..

@@LivelysReport While the Fourth Amendment may protect the citizen, law abiding or not, from the threat of an “unwarranted” search, that protection ceases once the citizen is on a vessel. The Coast Guard has sweeping authority to board any vessel (subject to the jurisdiction of the United States) at any time, any place. It does not require a warrant. It does not require probable cause. Boardings need not be based on a suspicion that a violation already exists aboard the vessel. Their purpose is to prevent violations and the courts have upheld this authority. Also, the Coast Guard has full legal law enforcement power on any land under the control of the United States, as needed to complete any mission. 14 USC 89 has its roots in the Revenue Service Act of 1790 which provided “all collectors, naval officers, surveyors, inspectors and the officers of the revenue cutters . . . to go on board ships in any part of the United States . . . for the purposes of demanding manifests . . . examining and searching the said ships, and the officers shall have free access to the cabin and every other part of the vessel . . .” This statute was passed by the first Congress, the same Congress that enacted the Bill of Rights, including the Fourth Amendment with its guarantees for citizens to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures. By enacting the Revenue Service Act, the first Congress showed unequivocally that the Coast Guard’s significant law enforcement authorities to board and search a U.S. flag vessel anywhere in the world, as well as vessels intending to call on U.S. ports, were consistent with the Fourth Amendment. U.S. Courts over the last 200 years have consistently validated the right of the Coast Guard to board and inspect vessels, probable cause or not. The FWC is not the CG. However, they have greater power than mere land officers. www.uslawshield.com/fwc-officers-florida-need-know

Regular cops do not have it any jurisdiction on the water anywhere in the United States has to be an FWC officer a regular cop can't even ask you for a fishing license.

That's his problem.

Thank you Captain Kirk! 👍

When you buy a boat in Florida, you have 10 days to get the numbers on the boat. You better have paperwork with you to prove it.

@@chuckcurtin Actually 30 days. Waiting on mine now.

If the boat is 5 net tons or larger it can be documented with the CG and no numbers will be issued by the state. Doc numbers permanetly fixed on a secure part of the boat; engine room beam, i.e.

I do not come from the U.S.A so your laws and civil amendments rights are not known by me in person BUT always a BUT if you need the FWC I think your glad there are there for you went you got your boat stolen

@@59patrickw The FWC protect all fish and wildlife resources and they have full police power statewide. Mostly they enforce fish and wildlife regulations but they will stop and check watercraft if they see something is wrong. Without the FWC fish stocks would suffer more than they already do, people would keep everything they catch regardless of amount or size.

@@tpino4867 Thank you for your time and the repy

Not necessarily true the FWC oversteps boundaries quite too often and every state in our country they should have to live up to the same standards as any other officer hired by any state which means illegal search and seizures should not be able to happen I believe they must have probable cause just like any cop when they pull you over that's why we have a constitution in our country.

@@tpino4867 you are incorrect only in Florida do they have the same freedoms as a regular cop and can stop anywhere in the state, any other state if you're not fishing or hunting they cant even pull you over. Florida is the only state in our entire country that allows FWC to do whatever they want.

In which case there are boaters going too fast there everyday.

@@1colinb I'm sure. There were as this was happening as well. Impossible to stop them all. You can see the officers signaling to several other boaters to slow down, its a no wake zone. Besides the speed, someone else pointed out he had no visible reg numbers.

Boats don’t have “serial numbers” they have hull identification numbers aka HIN number.

@@cradz4979 What ever....eye roll... Look at 2:21 and give me your best guess of what he is taking a pic of. HIN sometimes referred to as the serial number. That is why he boarded the boat.

you should see them down here in south florida. at first I was convinced they're either jerks that don't care or too stupid to know the rules. I really believe some of them, especially the larger boats think write me a ticket I have so much money I could care less... and I end up feeling like a fool for being the only one following the rules

She has no clue what is going on

Just sitting there looking away , being annoyed like you mentioned

And on her phone

And that is the typical lame excuse by a liberal and wrong

Stop calling these dirt bags officers - boot licker.

@Flow Rob even though florida is a red state huh? Always that one guy who will interject his political views into any subject smh

@Flow Rob Not sure what this has to either political party. The guy had no Reg numbers which is asking to get boarded.

Dang, I watched the whole episode and never realized that. What was the clue?

Honest feedback…thanks 👍🏻

I used to get stopped on Lake Mead often. Coincidentally, when I had 6 or 8 showgirls from the Tropicana aboard. In various stages of dress. I got on a first name basis wit most of the CG people. And got 3 awards for being 100% correct in my boat requirements.

It’s spelled presence, I doubt they gave anyone any gifts….

You may not have anything illegal , but you dont mind people you dont know trying to find a reason to put you in jail by going through all your personal things, your wifes/ gf stuff, and not putting things back like you had it? They could find a little stash of coke one of your guest stuffed just before you said come aboard, and hear... Is this yours? It happens. They are not there to help you.

@@kirbylee57 If you don't associate with drug people you then have nothing to hide, FWC guys that I have come across acted very professional in my opinion, but yes if you hang with drug users, their dirty deeds could in fact put you in jeopardy, but I choose my friends wisely & don't tolerate drugs or undersized or oversized fish on my vessel, as I stated in my earlier comment, South Florida has a lot of shady actors etc. W/O FWC or other LEO outfits, it would be quite dangerous in the Crimeshine State, so when FWC or the Sheriffs, or CG wants to board my boat they are welcome to come aboard.

@@kenb.8596 You really never know who likes a buzz sometimes. Quite often police themselves enjoy it. Some do a little stealing when they get a chance to go through someones things, and some love it. You're probably safe being so careful. I just dont like strangers rifling through my personal things even if its policeman. I said earlier , they are not there to help you, just cause you serious long term trouble. To welcome them in to search is like bending over, but sometimes it helps to be polite to police, just not too polite. I do have some personal and private things that I want to keep that way.

@@kirbylee57 Can you help us by identifying specifically those officers that “do a little stealing . . .” when searching? Would be appreciated so we can weed them out.

Thx for watching

Here in Europe, no-one sits or stands on the front (bow) of a vessel while underway. Remember that your steering comes from the back (stern) of the vessel and if the weight is all on the bow, your steering is thus compromised...

I’ll add to that from David. Here in England people don’t want to get soaked and mostly wear life jackets. If you don’t, other people can give you shitty looks. Plus the responsibility for your passengers is taken seriously. I’m not saying it isn’t in the States, but when you see people going through Haulover Inlet with a bow full of non-lifejacket wearing partygoers it makes you wonder what the fuck is going on in the skipper’s head... not much probably.

@@malekodesouza7255 It's called governmental greed and has nothing to do with safety, laws are interpreted by each officer at there discretion.. I suggest you seek help for your kiwi addiction..

If a non-US flagged vessel is operation in US Territorial waters, then the Coast Guard can board them without permission of the host country. (If you make the decision to enter territorial waters, you make the decision to give up this protection) I may be mistaken, but I think this also goes for Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). I know it goes for any vessel engaged in agriculture in the EEZ, but I think it also goes for any vessel transiting EEZs (I could be wrong on the only transiting part, I'm not an expert here) There is an interesting memo from a few years back (1997), that addressed the ability of the Coast Guard to board foreign flagged vessels on the high seas without permission of the host country if the vessel is suspected of violation certain laws. (I imagine piracy and drug smuggling are included) Edit: I looked up the date of that memo.

That's not the Mercs that's the Yamaha

@@jclinton5 I own a Yamaha and yes it makes the same clunking noise when the clutch dogs engage. I was referring to the FWC captain going in/out of gear with his twin 350s. Yamaha was in neutral the whole time.

It has to do with how you take it in and out of gear to. Not too slow or fast. Sweet spot

@@georgeadcock2347 Marine tech here with 30 years experience. When you hang a huge SST prop on the prop shaft, all that MASS has to start spinning. The clutch dogs, by design, make that noise no matter if it’s Merc or Yami. Shifting gingerly just makes more metal.

@@stevemagnuson7051 Yup. But those yamahas are the biggest clunkers (IMHO) You can tell what outboard it is without even looking

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And proof of gear , registration

Cannot be brand new, see the water mark at the stern

Inconvenienced

Florida Statute 379.334 does not superseded the constitution..

@@Slonge92 You really need to seek help for that Kiwi addiction..

It's her husband's boat ,how could he know?

Affluent ambient WHAT TF ? 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭

@@jimmycline4778 ambiance - the atmosphere of an environment. You made me think I had misused the word. Personally just like the word. Have a good one!

Those lights can make it difficult to see their navigation lights. This can be dangerous for other boaters trying to anticipate what their course and intentions might be. Especially hazardous at sea.

@@diverdannavyvet9672 They are not allowed to be visible when the boat is underway, Should only display the red and green side lights and the all around white light.

@@railroad9000 Unfortunately that is totally ignored and unenforced.

true that. sometimes I want to hail them on channel 16 and call them out. I'm pretty sure they have professional captains on them too. they must think write me the biggest ticket you can, I don't care I just want to keep moving.

@@DC-si8xw I definitely agree.. What's a few hundred bucks when you have millions...lol The Marine Patrol in Panama city would not let it happen. I'm really surprised that Miami would.. Thanks for your comment.

No numbers on the hull...kinda like no plates on a car. And he was moving pretty quick through the no wake zone. He made it pretty easy for the FWC officers!

Sorry, I hit send prematurely. So, since they are inspections to ensure compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, regs, ordinances etc, no search warrants are required. I noted that when the officer went aboard this boat, the only thing he looked at was to verify the Hull Identification Number (HIN). This number is molded or otherwise permanently affixed on the starboard most aft stern transom area. This is exactly where the officer looked. Soooooo, long story short and lacking any other info, I suggest this stop & boarding could be a vessel ID/OWNERSHIP check. It appeared the operator may have been trying to look for some paperwork? If my comments helped just one boater better understand searches vs inspections then it's good.

Yeah.....no registration on the hull, wake in a no wake, no idea why they stopped him....

@@TterribleTexasTJ You like living in a police state dont you?

Dismally low pay.

@@diverdannavyvet9672 how much money for the 700hp boat ?

@@leepatton1180 Probably funded by confiscated drug money.

Yeah we all know that but that's what my smart-ass would say.

Yes they can lol

you think they have enough life jackets on those ocerloaded boats?

She's hiding something

Yeah, thats because at 8 seconds into the video, shes taking a hit off a doobie !!! They got lucky..