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There's enough reason to believe every unattended boat is sinking at anchor Jerry. 
In Response To: there's no reason to think she'd sink ()
A few weeks is stretching it, a few months is simply negligent. They'll all sink eventually and then they're societies liability. What irks me is what Jon said, I'm tired of having my rights to anchor restricted by irresponsible abuse of our anchoring rights.
Ayuh, they all sink eventually,... 
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- Remember that piece of crap CHA-CHA, that Drake Paragon tried towing into Bermuda...?
- who are the asshats?
- This is a legal matter. Do local municipalities have jurisdiction over federal waters?
- "soon after she arrived, it became clear that she wasn't being tended to"
- "Last month, Mills appeared before Judge J. Russell Jackson in Newport Municipal Court "
- So what does this say to the rest of us?
- things happen
- 6+ months is long enough to wait, IMHO
- well, if you want to talk about common sense
- The Harbor Master isn't ruled by common sense
- How do you, we, or the Harbormaster "know full well"...
- there's no reason to think she'd sink
- I suppose you're right...
- There's enough reason to believe every unattended boat is sinking at anchor Jerry.
- I suppose you're right...
- there's no reason to think she'd sink
- well, if you want to talk about common sense
- It's not even a US flagged vessel?
- 6+ months is long enough to wait, IMHO
- things happen
- So what does this say to the rest of us?
- "Last month, Mills appeared before Judge J. Russell Jackson in Newport Municipal Court "
- "soon after she arrived, it became clear that she wasn't being tended to"
- Jon is just trying to build the hype
- This is a legal matter. Do local municipalities have jurisdiction over federal waters?
- Video on youtube of the boat that towed Cha Cha to Bermuda in 2009
- who are the asshats?
