Posts by Carl Flores5

Thomas Walker84 said:Sure, they're shifting blame, but it’s incredibly suspicious that nobody at the marina "noticed" a massive yacht under sanctions just vanishing. Maybe they assumed there was some permit for it to move elsewhere, but for absolutely no one to ask questions? For the sailor not to tell the manager, and the manager not to react... especially when there are only a handful of these sanctioned yachts in the entire US.

And it’s even weirder that it sailed out of the country without a single hitch. Who knows which of these reports are accurate, but someone definitely helped bypass those sanctions.

Besides, in many places, there aren't even strict penalties for breaking sanctions... which just makes it easier for oligarchs to bribe the right people.

Anyway, these yachts are a huge headache because maintaining them is insanely expensive. It would be ideal if we could find a way to sell them and put that money toward rebuilding Ukraine.

https://www.marinenews.com/russian-yachts-are...expensive/

Just a few more bits of info—or half-info, anyway. 😁
https://usnews.com/news/coast-guard-report-1239295

Oh, they definitely noticed! The staff knows exactly when every single vessel pulls into the marina and when they head back out. And let's not forget, the local police and Coast Guard have their own boats stationed right there in the same marina—they probably watched them sail right past! I really don't see how the marina staff can be held responsible here. Unless, of course, the local sheriff appointed the crane operators or the electricians as his deputies and they were too busy being "officers" to notice a giant yacht slipping away. 🙂

Nancy Gomez26 said:It all comes down to what kind of directives they received from the federal government. If nothing was put in writing, there’s zero obligation to the state. Simple as that. If the government had just slapped a seizure notice on the vessel—making it clear it was under judicial lien—that would have been more than enough for any worker to understand they shouldn't touch it. The government—and we all know how those bureaucracies operate—could have easily protected itself by temporarily immobilizing the engine. Just pull a critical component and lock it away somewhere safe. There is always a way to handle things, provided there is actual political will.

The marina staff doesn't have any authority or legal obligation here. This looks like a classic case of passing the buck and muddying the waters—they're probably trying to frame the sailor who caught them red-handed as the main culprit.

Thomas Walker84 said:For now, it seems certain that at least some staff at the marina and the Border Patrol were compromised. The fact that it sailed out so easily suggests the corruption might reach much higher up.

Look, the regular employees at the marina don't have anything to do with this mess, and they shouldn't be held responsible for what happened.