Do SuperYachts Carry Firearms? - Gun Talk!
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I made a follow up to this video which you can find here th-cam.com/video/e1h1_mLAIio/w-d-xo.html. I answer many of the comments left on this video. There are some crazy people out there!
What is the definition of a “sealed” safe? Does that just mean locked? Do you have to give the authorities the keys? What if it has a keypad lock?
@@frankernest3712 Most probably numbered customs seals applied over hasped locks. Same as any container seal.
@@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket Nobody is being ‘treated’ any way. We don’t want people walking around with guns like in the US. We don’t care about your reasons for having them. We want to be in a place where guns are not an obsession. Keep your guns over there.
Sir I hope you would read my comment,
If you could afroad a Superyacht, Why can't you buy Half-A-Million Brabus Black ops S900 Cross-cabin version yacht(Also you did a tour of that boat at the monacco yacht show) as a Chase boat of ur superyacht.(Not a Tender i Mean a chase boat).In the comment reaction video u said that "It is very rough out there,the whether may be rough"Brabus Black ops S900 Cross-cabin version has a 100% closed cabin if there's a rough condition. yacht i mentioned above is the perfect chase boat for this sitation as it has a cross cabin that access the inner cabin where the medium sized double bed & the hidden toilet is(plus the weapons).therefore you can leave this yacht in international seas with the chase boat captain & the firearm with some instant food suitable for the days which are you gonna stay there.I know if we are gonna stay in port about one month this is not practical .If its a trans-atlantic chater superyacht, this solution is 99.9% possible.& after that the mothership docks in the port,captain hurries the food intakes, Fuels, consumables,Next charter guests,+etc,etc... for get back to the chase boat as soon as possible. after that get back to the chase boat which is in the international sea & recover the crew & weapons.and continue the charter.hope you will leave a reply on my idea❤👍
@@YachtReport You have a very childish perception of the world if that is your position. It isn´t the guy on the street that is your enemy but the goverments. I don´t know but I´d assume, you wouldn´t hesitate to work in a vessel owned by an arms manufacturer or some official of a country that attacks other countries for illegitimate reasons.. Without knowing but just assuming this being case you could have pretty rotten double standards.
Unacceptable! Just canceled purchase of Super Yacht. Will keep my Hi-Point 380
Lol
Obviously, you aren’t in the market for a yacht. You would have better luck throwing it at them.
Just throw it off the boat
If you own a hi-point can you really afford a super yacht?
@@daniellaubacher8591 that was the joke
I was on a ship that carried loads of guns without ever having problems, it was HMS Newcastle a Type 42 Destroyer 😆
these people need to be reported and the Captain arrested.
Ditto from America⚓.
Ditto from America⚓.
But if you personally tried to carry a loaded pistol without the Captain's authorization you be in the brig in record time lol
Is that a 4.5" or are you just pleased to see me
A friend of mine used to carry weapons on his boat all the time, and never had trouble. AK-47's, RPG-7s, even grenades. He would frequently go on fishing trips off the horn of Africa. He must have been an excellent fisherman since he lived in one of the biggest huts in his village. Bless you Tawfiiq, hope you are doing well my friend!
It’s almost like entitlement for the pirates. It’s amazing as you point out, how they know all the tricks, all the hiding spots. As usual, we have more effort to stop people from defending themselves, as opposed to more effort to stop criminals. It’s amazing how consistent them theme runs.
They can't know all the spots.
pirates rarley go after Yachts due to their speed. Pirates prefer to hit the large shipping containers as they have a very small crew and are slow. Plus you get a lot more "loot""
I mean think of it this way if you were looking for things to highjack would you go after a corvette or a semi truck loaded with HDTVs.
The truck is going to be far more valuble and easier to sell the goods.
I will say this anyone can become a victim once you leave a port of any country especially out in international waters why can't these maritime laws be universal that any boat traveling from point A to B has the right to carry two different types of fire arms one being long arm. At the end of the day everyone that legitimately comes under attack should have the right to protect and defend themselves. Pirates will attack anytime or any boat they feel they can gain something out of it. Without any firearms you are basically a lemming in the water.
BINGO! Criminals love gun-free zones. If they know your guns are sealed in your safe and you don't have access, they will take advantage of that knowledge. They are enabling criminals to rob law abiding citizens. Or murder them if they don't want the hassle of dealing with the owner of the boat. Criminals don't obey any laws so nothing stops them from getting guns. All laws that are passed apply only to law abiding citizens because they're the only ones that obey laws.
@@limitededition3278
The U.N. types that prohibit firearms onboard for you or me have their own private armed $ecurity, so that's all that matters to them.
Caught between the pirates and the governments, or do I repeat myself?
LMAO facts
You defend yourself from both. I like how this dude brought up he had to hire a crew to protect the ship. So, in other countries, only the rich get to have their lives protected by guns. And people want this in America.
All this red tape pains law-abiders and does nothing to actually stop bad-actors.
hilarious
@@michaelsaxton9416 corperations can own nukes but individuals cannot. Current US Sniffer in cheif says you need F15s and nukes...
I have a pistol on my kayak when I fish lol.
Florida? You can openly carry!
@@bubblef8073 True but open carry in a kayak fishing in salt water will lead to a rusty pistol so it goes in a dry bag in the hatch. I have a Florida concealed carry license so it's legal.
This is the way
As one does
@733Rafael None of my guns are registered and no law requires them to be. How do my concealed carry permits put a target on my back?
How do you say "I lost them in a boating accident." In Italian?
Nutnchancy , “sono pieno di armi”.
😜
Get me some new one's,, 🤣😂🤣👍
Bada di boopy, spaghetti de boopy.
@@randymagnum143 🤣🤣
@@randymagnum143 Cleanest Italian I've ever seen.
My yacht is equipped with two trebuchets. They’re disguised as telecom masts.
Just look that up cool man
Is it on a Chinese navy boat
My yacht has submarine defense capabilities as well as anti ship and anti aircraft defense. The security team has a weapons cache on board too
Tu Ho your mom went to the university of phoenix
@@Mapdotnowhere and by yacht, you mean navy vessel, lolz
My mega yacht can launch a cow 192 meters. Checkmate.
The antigun logic is backwards. The type of person who declares their firearms is law abiding and not a threat.
Yeah, I noticed that. Armed ESCORT ships? Treating the owners to a several hour colonoscopy for what is probably a few handguns, a few rifles, and maybe a shotgun, AFTER they already declared them is downright sadistic. Such a small 'arsenal' couldn't do any real damage (nor threaten the government of any country) even if the ower of the boat wanted to. My guess is they want to incentivize owners NOT to report so they can SEIZE the ship and lots of $.
Funilly enough, when you can buy guns everywhere, most of the people who buy them are criminals. Strange huh?
@@YachtReport All I know is that in the US, most criminals get their guns off a black market. The second most common way they get them is via straw-purchase. Surprisingly few guns from gun shows end up in criminal hands. Make of that what you will.
@@YachtReport And rereading what you wrote, A) You can't buy guns 'everywhere' anywhere in the world, not even the USA and B) Most people who buy guns are not criminal, at least not in the USA. For every sale on the black market, legitimate gun sellers sell dozens or hundreds to normal (and not so normal there are some gun nuts after all!) citizens who just want a hunting rifle or a self defence handgun or shotgun.
@@YachtReport But a criminal wouldn't volunteer the fact they posses them. They are harassing and wasting the time of a law abiding person who is following the rules.
The anti-missile system mentioned is chaff, flares and ecm.
The workaround not mentioned is that a true 'superyacht' carries a tender which can remain in international waters with the weapons while the ship is in port, or can be used to transit passengers from international waters to port.
Another workaround is to have locally licensed security come out to the yacht to escort the passengers in while weapons remain in international waters.
I was going to mention that. Now I want to know which country is best to register in, for the most weapons options.
@@reginaldwelkin As far as major countries are concerned, the U.S. definitely offers the best access to small arms, and importantly, no registration. As for worldwide... well I'm sure there's some tinpot somewhere who will do anything for a price.
@@microcolonel Plenty of countries employ no enforcement of gun control laws. The point is buying the guns, not having them lawfully. If you're not American, you cannot just step in a FFL dealer and buy whatever you like. In fact, you cannot buy anything at all.
For a non-American buy a gun from the States, you must first go through a bureaucratic process where you pay a tax stamp, deal with the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and make the arrangements to get the weapon to be delivered outside the United States, and it cannot be delivered to some countries at all. Then you need to go after some kind of authorization from the "importing" country. When the weapons get there, then it's your trouble to deal with any procedures the destination country might have.
It's as much a matter of citizenship as of money to buy a yacht.
@@Neomalthusiano there are other lawful ways to acquire firearms in United States jurisdiction as a non-citizen.
@@microcolonel Feel free to elaborate if you like it. I just don't know any. A non-citizen as far as I know, can only buy a firearm if he has an immigrant visa (something difficulty to get) or if he is hunting with a valid hunting license, but in this case, the firearm is required to comply with hunting restrictions of the state (including restrictions on semi automatics). Of course, someone could argue that a foreigner could buy an used firearm in a state that does not impose that private sales from occasional sellers go through a licensed dealer. That could happen, even though I don't believe it would be a lawful possession.
However, either way, the weapons bought cannot leave (permanently) the United States unless the person submits to the same process I mentioned (edit: actually I don't even believe it's possible, since I think the "export" of a firearm must go through a licensed dealer).
I'm not saying you're mistaken, I honestly just can't think how it's possible.
3:24 Saying there's a slim chance of getting your weapons back from officials (despite proper paperwork) is just another way of saying.... those countries are full of corruption.
Ironically, that's the reason you'd want guns in the first place.
@@EspenX That's funny- Let me help you out- Many Americans for one don't want or need to travel outside its borders since the country they reside in is bigger than nearly the entirety of Europe- it's easy for you to travel to other countries when you live in a country you could walk across in an afternoon. Another thought, maybe Americans wouldn't feel the need to always be armed if they hadn't been dragged into so many world conflicts in the last century, to help a people who obviously could not help themselves but I could be wrong? I was never conscripted to fight in war thousands of miles away from my home for people I have never met. Lastly, you think Americans are any less civilized because most have never been on a yacht? Wow- that is some impressive thinking skills.
@@harlansanders7938 So you are saying you have not been to another country either and you too have no idea how life is in the civilized part of the world. Okay...
@@harlansanders7938 Your thought process is horrible!
@@haljetdvr I live in a horrible world so my thought process matches that environment but who's to argue with those holier than thou such as yourself.
@@harlansanders7938 Bullshit!!! You live in the States and you have time to watch and respond to TH-cam videos - if there are problems YOU are creating them for yourself and others!
I recently took a run on a 80ft Hatteras from Fort Lauderdale down to St Thomas. Few stops on the way. We brought no firearms. Customs agents asked numerous times at the stops “you don’t have any firearms!? You’re crazy!” They seemed genuinely concerned.
Aaron Bates ...Why not carry a few firearms...???
Brian L we didn’t want to deal with issues at various countries along the way. We’re trying to get to Usvi as quick as possible.
They were trying to bait you into revealing where you stashed your guns if you had them.
FL to St. Thomas isn't even a dangerous journey. They were just trying to trip you up
@@WhiteCapInvestments so you just don't tell third world filth cops whats going down, f them peices of shite, you know what the clearance rate for homicide is in central America? It's woeful.
Captain says, “don’t carry firearms”. Not the captain of my boat.
Obviously you didn't watch the whole video, or feel that somehow you are above maritime law or the laws of most countries. F'kin cowboy!
@@geographyinaction7814 Maritime law has nothing against having weapons. People carry them, because they know their safety is their own responsibility.
@@kingofbrutaltheocracy9201 Fine if you're living in international waters 100% of the time
@@stotheh or just arent lazy and do the paperwork....or leave them on the tender. If you can afford a super yatch, your check book can create legal avenues for almost any occasion.
@@geographyinaction7814 You say that like its an insult...
Well, now we know why there is still pirates, and why they are so brazen.
Gun Free Zones in the cities... lots of violent crime. Gun Free Zones in the ocean... Lots of violent crime. Go figure.
@@Kiba69420 Europe is a gun free collection of countries (guns exist, but basically no carrying them around). Far lower crime then the US in basically any subject. If you life in a shit hole country like the US that doesnt give a fuck about poor people, poor people tend to do more crime and crime increases. Guns never stop anybody from commiting crimes if he is desperate enough.
@@noobster4779 Partially correct. The US for the most part does have a far lower crime rate than in many parts of Europe. The places with all the crime and homicides tend to be in the areas where it is super hard or impossible to legally carry.
@jeff pentagon And that number is cherry picked.
Don't kid yourself even in the UK you still have mass killings, you had one a couple weeks ago.
@jeff pentagon Yes, you are cherry picking. You refusal to acknowledge that is not my problem.
Have to admit its kind of funny how declaring weapons brings suspicion. Like someone who had bad intentions would really willingly tell people about them.
Sounds like it's certainly not worth the hassle and legal risk of carrying them. At the same time, if you're killed by pirates you won't have to worry about fines or prison time anyway.
I think if I had enough money for a ship that had the capability of international travel, I'd anchor in international water and have the fuel carted out to the boat. Same with supplies. Use a tender to bring in supplies. No need to go into another country's waters. For those countries that seal the guns in a safe, they are extending an invitation for criminals to come aboard visiting ships and rob them because criminals love gun-free zones. They still can't get that through their heads in NY where they just forbade conceal carry in certain public places, ensuring there will be more mass murders because no one will be able to shoot back. It's not very courteous for a country to take away their law abiding visitors' ability to defend themselves.
@@youdontwanttoknow5203 yes thank you! Unbelievable people wouldn't come up with that on there own right? Common sense isn't very common anymore. ...
he is lying about that experience. They are appreciative of truth and honesty. If you are a dishonest person who is simply telling the truth in this one instance than they will probably still feel weird about you. i'd feel weird about the man in the video declaring guns. He looks like a putz who would smuggle guns before he would use them.
It’s leftist, liberal logic. Good is evil. Evil is good. Criminals are victims. Victims are criminals. Illegals are valued. Citizens are loathed. Etc. Etc. Etc.
I don’t wanna be on a ship that ain’t got no weapons
Jeffrey Down one day you’ll grow a set. Guns aren’t evil. You’re just willfully ignorant.
@@PBRStreetgang66 on a small boat cruising your local coastlines it might seem excessive, but a lot of places in the world have people with little to lose, and you usually look like you have something to steal. being able to ward someone off at a distance with warning shots is useful in and of itsself.
Yarrrrrrrr
@@PBRStreetgang66 I bet you feel safe knowing someone else might protect you...when they actually get to you.
@William Hutchinson Watch some videos. In some places you go custom officials will board your vessel and throw you in prison if you have illegal weapons, or even if you lie to them that you have undeclared weapons.
Very reasonable approach, I know if I had super yacht money I’d definitely have “throw a few grand worth of rifles overboard to avoid international legal issues” money
This actually does happen, or at least used to, with hired security. They would ditch weapons at the end of the trip if needed to make travel easy. However the issue is, resupply. After you ditch the weapons, go in to port and return, now you cant get new weapons again unless you return to one of the few nations in the world you could resupply.
@@RealHankShill it just seems like an obvious way to do business under the circumstances
@@anonymousbosch9265 Again, you have no way of buying new guns after you ditch them. So by doing this you will only have guns on board until you go into the first country outside the US.
You cant just buy a replacement AR15 or three anywhere lol. Pretty much only the USA. But certainly not in the country you are leaving that you just ditched your guns to go into.
@@RealHankShill I agree, but I did watch a video where a guy ran pirates off with a shotgun
@@anonymousbosch9265 Its perfectly legal to have guns on board your boat if you are flagged from a nation that allows you to (USA is G2G). However it is no longer legal once you enter the waters of another nation, you have to follow their laws.
When in international waters, the law is from your flagging nation (USA if from here), but as soon as you go inside another nations territorial waters, you now have to abide their laws, and most ban guns nearly completely.
“We brought a company of armed people on board, ex special forces… I don’t remember the name of the company”
No… you don’t, and they were never there.
My son is a former Army Ranger now working for a “defense contractor”. After 6 years at that job, I still don’t know the name of his employer and what exactly he does at his hand I inky know when he is hime and when he ob, only that it is stuff that he can tell even his wife. He lets me know when he is leaving for work (which I call being deployed and lasts 4-8 weeks at a time) and he lets me know when he is hime, but I never know where he is working, except that he has told me he has worked in Europe, the Middle East, Central America & the US in the past, but nothing more specific than that. We have a running joke where I ask him: “What job are you working?” And we both answer together: “I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.”
The company probably prefers to remain anonymous... Some people just like to work in a secretive environment, to prevent targeted attacks...
Just put them under a box that says.
“Don’t look here.”
Made me chuckle
International law needs to be updated to allow for firearms on your boat as long as they stay onboard. These are basic safety equipment.
So if I’m a Russian billionaire, just make my ship part of the Russian navy.
Yeah, you could. But then you would need an officiall invite from state to state to go to another country. It would become a state visit, wish is not guaranted to be possible. You might get stuck in Russian ports.
The trick is to arm your superyacht to the gills!
Anchor it 12 miles offshore, then come ashore in your unarmed superdingy!
Problem SOLVED!
@@jonothandoeser so you think they let persons from a military wessel parked just outside the territorial waters land and do whatever they want? Yeah, thats not going to happen anywhere in the western world.
@@jonothandoeser Hard to refuel and reprovision your boat from such a distance. And if you need any repairs...
@@jec1ny In such a case you could always anchor the superdingy, transfer the weaponry there, and bring the superyacht dockside for refueling, repair, or reprovisioning. You see? problem solved!
I have shotguns, and would love to shoot off shore. Just need the megayacht now....
you can take a fishing dingy out
Me too! I have both. The shot guns come in handy when the need arises to shoot snakes and rats angling for you anchor chain or mooring ropes.
And a bow full of skanty clad beautiful young women ❤🤪
Offshore skeet sounds amazing
I was on the 17th century Spanish Galleon Rosas Rojas sailing to Nova Scotia Canada from South Carolina and the Canadian coast guard even made sure our cannons were non functional.
Haha wow!
Like they were worried they’d be invaded by the longboats under a barrage of cannonballs
@Caleb P Glad to be clear of Canada. Honestly it is torture watching everything get worse every year in a country full of citizens who don't care, and immigrants who are too busy being impressed by the country even in its decline.
There's no reason small arms and naval guns should be restricted in Canada, the history of gun control in the country is not a history of clear reductions in violence, but of trends with no indication of the law.
Blame Canadia? LAME Canadia!
Well to be fair it would probably only take a 17th century Spanish galleon from south Carolina with a few cannons to take over Canada
When confronted by Ivory Coast pirates:
🗣damn honey we’re gonna die! But at least we’re ok with a buncha powdered wigs 8000 miles away 🤔
Sadly, yes. Honestly anti-gun countries that don't give themselves a legal obligation to defend their guests (visitors, tourists, whatever) and esp captive, unarmed SUBJECTS show how much they really value the lives of those they control.
Ironically, developed countries which do allow people to carry guns have much higher murder rates. US has 8 times the number of people killed by firearms, than EU countries have total murders (including knife crimes, etc, that Fox News lies about. If that sounds unbelievable, check the stats released by the US government during Trump’s term). The EU, UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada ALL have lower crime rates, and less murder. Not by a small margin either.
Reality is, most of us live in a free and democratic country. A country where bribery is illegal (I think the American word for bribery is “lobbying”). What that means is we vote (that means the people, not some electoral college or politicians deep in the pockets of lobbyists). And the overwhelming majority vote for no guns. It means we live in a far safer country than the US.
Sadly, gun countries that allow anyone to own a gun and don’t give their citizens their legal right to a safe society including their guests (visitors, tourists, whatever) show how much they value the lives of those they control vs money.
PS. Stop believing everything your lobbyists/government tell you. Most of the world is actually quite safe, beautiful, and a lot more modern than what you have been lead to believe.
@@Dibs1978 In the US criminals murder criminals with illegally obtained guns. Outside of the criminal subculture in cities most places in the US have gun crime rates pretty much the same as Europe...but with FAR MORE GUNS. Ironically, in the US guns are pretty much banned in many cities, esp the right to 'carry' (take a gun with you from place to place) yet these are some of the most dangerous places in the USA. The suburbs and rural areas which often have very permissive gun regulations, tend to have far less crime. I'm afraid the US pretty much proves two things: A) Common people can be trusted with guns B) Criminals cannot. Your attempt to blame an inanimate object (Guns) for crime and murder fails.
@@Dibs1978 Also, with regressive "I don't trust my fellow citizens with adult tools" attitudes like yours much of the rest of the world is only one step away from the next Hitler. In short, grow up.
@@remo27 I have seen the argument that crime in the US is predominantly within criminal circles. This is going to shock you, but that is true of everywhere, including EU. So the fact that you need to take your “safe” areas only in order to compare to the Average of the EU, which includes the criminal areas, says more for my argument than yours.
I would agree that a “gun free” area within a country of guns is a dumb idea, as that means only criminals have guns. Guns should either be allowed or not allowed on a national level.
What about gun problems which are not within criminal communities. Say school shootings. The country with the second highest number of school shooting is Mexico, with only 8 in the last decade. US? 288!! That is 50 times the next worst.
The US has proven two things. A) common people do not feel the need or desire to own a gun, and are far less likely to be killed. B) The number of deaths increase dramatically proportional to the availability of guns and testosterone. Meaning guns, (something expressly designed and built based on its ability to end a life) actually do do what they are designed to do. Kill (shocker!!!)
PS. The phrase, “guns don’t kill, people kill” was coined by a lobbying group for colt. Sitting on the outside, we non-Americans are always amazed at the amount of power (including their own free will) the Americans have handed over to lobbying groups.
I'm more of a can i have a boat on my gun type of guy
I to like the FN2000
I’m more of a “would you like to see the boats armory” type of guy
I'm more of a stay in Texas kinda guy.
Why are people obsessed with this gun question? The more important question is where on the yacht is the cocaine hidden?
All the coke gets snorted by the hareem of hookers.
This answers the question of the weapons being found in a hidden compartment. The long insensive searches looking for drugs will turn up the weapons. As he said not worth the greif.
Obviously with the guns...
Because most people are obsessed with protecting their families, and not protecting their nose candy.
Lol, next to the guys carrying guns dressed in Hawaiian shirts and body armour would be my guess.
Really interesting video. Did any of the authorities express any concerns with the fake canon you built?
Thanks. Nobody said anything but we erected it after we came out of Suez and only had it up in International waters.
No one is pro gun ownership until they have one pointed at them at some point. We live on a prison planet where only the lawless are privileged with sovereign defense.
@Toby Twist An excellent point, but unfortunately one that only a small percentage of super yachts can actually take advantage of.
@Toby Twist What about refuel.? Only tanking and taking in goods from boats in International waters.? Expensive solution.!!
@8Truth Seeking 😂
Notice how the ones that get caught are the ones who give themselves up.
We live in times were the bad guys have the guns. I’m not smart enough to offer a solution, I am smart enough to have great situational awareness, and hence I don’t travel on land or sea to questionable places. 🤠 Nice report, I learned a ton about the laws of others. 👍🏻👍🏻
And... that makes you a prime target on the open seas.
Problem with that, is you may be looking to avoid trouble, but that doesn't mean trouble isn't also looking for you...
No travel to the USA then, its a criminals paradise.
@@MatterIsNotSolid Did i miss something? Is there a sudden problem of superyachts being attacked on the high seas or anywhere else. I can’t recall a single example in recent memory of a superyacht being attacked on the high seas by pirates or the like. You know why that hasn’t been the case? Because superyacht owners have a built-in defense in place in which they don’t have to deal with hiding firearms (and risk from penalty if caught), declaring firearms, confiscation of firearms, etc and that defense system that superyacht owners have….they own vessels that travel faster and for linger distances than the vessels pirates and the like have. A pirate woukd have to makevit to the high seas in the first place. Have you seen the rigs they travel on?When have you ever heard or seen pirates and the like traveling in vessels that can do 20+ knots with ranges of even 1,000 miles??? You are inferring a problem that doesn’t exist.
That Was Interesting 🤔. My 80 year old friend retired from being a Police Detective & worked for Blackwater Overseas. He Told me a couple good stories of Pirates getting too close. He was 101st Airborne in the early days of Vietnam. A Several well placed shots & they just floated away. Good Episode! Thnx! CJ
You always produce a video with lots of informative and entertaining content. Thanks so much.
Great info as always! Guess I'll just keep my ass in U.S Waters Then! Thanks for sharing! 😉👍
You don't have to stay in U.S. waters... Just don't enter foreign waters with your yacht while it has weapons aboard.
When I was captain of my 20ft canoe, we always had firearms on board. Never know when lake pirates will attempt to take it.
Very useful information. I am an ardent supporter of gun rights and carry pretty much everywhere I go, where it is legal. I disagree with most of the laws restricting them but I sure as hell don't want to go to prison for violating them, out of ignorance or otherwise. Good vid.
Hence why I roll with my Jolly Roger flag, all weapons and cannons are fair play
Almost spit out my drink! That was too good.
2:41 Oh no, I forgot to declare my yacht missile rocket launcher in Italy. Darn it.
A superb video, thank you very much. I very much doubt that I will ever travel per superyacht and as a responsible and law abiding shooter I was able to appreciate your excellent piece.
The 2nd amendment covers missiles too. And a nation state has no more rights under the law of the sea than an individual.
Once you are near land you aren't operating under the laws of the sea though, inside 7 miles you operate on the laws of the country you are next too. And most people probably can't managed to win a private war with a country as well as such a thing being generally discouraged by the international community.
@@isaacdoggart4879 You are both correct in your instance, you are right that within the waters of a nation you are within that nation, but that just means that the user you replied to is perfectly within his rights to have those missiles on his vessel, and that right extends to International Waters as well. He is right about the missiles though, just in a very academic way. No company in the US will sell you a missile (the big mil companies are contracted not to sell to anyone without Uncle Sam approving first, and any newcomer would get sued into oblivion very rapidly, plus interceptor missiles require a certain amount of research capital), but there is no law against designing and building your own interceptor missiles (and radar/fire control systems to go with them), at which point you only need a warhead, luckily US law provides for this, you can register a Destructive Device with the ATF and pay a tax stamp, which allows you to make the warhead. Put the two together and POW, you have a surface to air missile system perfectly legally, you could even mount it to your own personal tank, because 'Murica. So long as you don't break any laws using your missile system (building your own target drones and blowing them to bits in the backend of nowhere far from built up areas and busy skylanes, you're probably okay, launching it at your annoying neighbours parakeet, not so much), you're all good.
The thing about a nation state having no more rights at sea than an individual is kind of bogus, because if that were the case the size and isolation of a ship at sea sort of makes the law of force the true law if neither party has primacy, and nation states typically have access to a lot more force at sea than anybody else. So I guess accurate, but a moot point due to bigger gun diplomacy.
@@adamchurvis1 That is indeed correct, however I am talking about what is technically legal, not what is feasible for the layman.
@@adamchurvis1 In regards to the NFA there isn’t a limit on the payload once you’ve registered and paid the tax as an NFA item. The limit is on when it gets to the point it is considered a “destructive device” under the NFA. Per the statute “(C) rocket having a propellant charge of more than 4 ounces, (D) missile having an explosive charge of more than 1/4 ounce”. Notice the difference in terms rocket to missile. Missile is intended to cover any form of projectile, while rocket is specifically referring to the use of propellant thrust. So if your rocket only holds 3.9 oz of fuel and has a warhead of only 6.9 grams it is not considered a destructive device and does not require to be taxed or registered.
@@adamchurvis1 Yeah, thats why I caveat this is only as it pertains to the ATF. I am sure explosives and rockets have regulations beyond the NFA and the auspices of the ATF. I just thought the threshold was interesting. It is crazy to think we have reach the point of hobby low orbit satellites
"there's no way a civilian vessel would get clearance"
you vastly underestimate the power of money and personal connections, especially of Russian oligarchs.
Your right they have friends in high places that will get them waved in with no pass. The ultra rich dont follow the same laws as us peasants do how do people not know this. You dont become a billionaire Russian oligarchs by following the law.
@@giggity4670 it continues to baffle me that adults in western countries are still under the illusion that everyone outside of their law-abiding nations lives the same way. if they knew how business is actually done in Russia, for instance, they'd have an aneurism. and you don't even need to be Abramovich-level rich to skirt the law.
@@commander31able60 the problem is everyone has tunnel vision. You're all thinking about this in relationship to gun laws in your country, or one country. The reason everything he said in the video was true, is because this is a global problem. You would have to bribe every single country that you go to port in, that would literally be like 75% of the EU, all the UK, all the countries in the Caribbean, the USA, Canada, 50% of South America....and we still have the rest of the eastern hemisphere. I assure you no yacht captain is gonna work on a boat that makes him sweat bullets (pun intended) every time he's pulling into the next port worried that he's gonna spend the night in jail!
not to mention the fact that there does indeed exist anti missile measures that aren't themselves missiles.
Great in-depth vid with some accurate information in ref to small arms at sea the delivery and presentation was 1st class. Love your stuff
Much appreciated!
How about putting the owners wife's mother on board, with his girlfriends mother on the boat at the same time? THAT would stop any pirates from seizing the ship!
Poor pirates will offer money and beg him to take his boat back.
If you got the the money to buy a super Yacht you got the money to give to the right people in other country's to look the other way.
More than 95% of the world can be bribed
@@solo_2003 I have always, and still hold that, "Every man has his price." The skill is knowing what that price is.
I appreciate the rational and informed tone around this interesting topic.
why not just park the yacht just beyond the nations territorial waters, then ride a smaller boat from the yacht to the nation itself?
It’s still too far, I think.
24NM is 45Km or 28 miles ish so technically yes
Then how can they show off their nice new $600 million to $1.5 billion yacht to the peasant's when it is out at sea and one one can see it. The ultra rich like to show off their new toys to other rich people as well like to show how much richer they are that's why.
Piracy
Why go to a place like that at all?
You don't need firearms or security when traveling through the Gulf of Aden. Just hire Chuck Norris.
Damn I should have used this joke in my video!
@@YachtReport or macgyver lol
Chuck Norris came in contact with Corona Virus. The virus has to isolate for 14 days
As far as I know: Chuck Norris lives in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is an inland state. Very difficult to get him onboard... ;-)
@@michaelst.george8253 But after only 2 days, the virus died... :)
It's a Glock 19, in 9mm.
Yes I wrote it down like 199mm instead of 19 9m and read it that way. Doh
@@YachtReport you people and your glocks....
10:58 There is at least one laser anti-missile system, which may not be considered a weapon depending on the laws.
Also flares maybe?
Many countries adopt ITAR classifications wholesale, and most anti-missile systems are on that schedule. If anything, you may run into more trouble with ITAR than with small arms.
A friend of mine had a a sailboat built in Taiwan with two hidden spaces one had guns the other had a safe. He told me that it took about two minutes for inspectors to find them bolt and he payed a big fine!
I remember watching a video about security companies basically dumping all their weapons into the sea once that had completed their voyage and were entering the port of destination. The rationalization was that it is way easier to get weapons as a company when you are LEAVING a port for a security detail and way easier and cheaper to just dump them BEFORE entering a port, as the paperwork is a huge pain in the ass to bring weapons INTO a port. But this was about security companies guarding like tankers and stuff, not private yachts. Bottom line, there are undersea areas littered with automatic small arms near some of these ports, so if you'll excuse me I have to dig out my scuba gear.
Love the fake Gun turret of the deck!! I need one for my 22 foot sailboat.
Build that fake cardboard gun and hide rifles and pistols inside. Coast Guard guys will be laughing and distracted by it.
I always wondered about this. - “too dangerous legally”
Saw that and knew right away😭
Nations arresting visitors for being able to defend themselves from pirates.
We call it 'Legal Piracy".
Dangerous legally in that if owner vant yetski you cant be sitting around for 24 hours waiting to get your gun back from some dodgy corrupt official
why not move guns onto an offshore tender boat before entering coastal waters?
you must be the Belichick of Maritime Law.
Or have your own fleet of military naval vessels that follow you around but stay in international waters.
I thought the opposite, just take the tender to port and leave the main ship outside the border
@@millenialtrucker8566 oh Belichick not only does he pack heat, he packs cameras. #alwaysprepared
just stay in international waters, fly the chopper to shore for the day
So you’re saying I HAVE to remove the “iron dome” system from my Topper?
😂😂😂
"in the age of piracicy" uh is there was an age when there weren't any pirates?
Yea, before boats
Actually kinda yes. In the 19th and 20th century there were barely no pirates.
Main reason was they all got killed by the Navy of several countries who wanted to protect their merchant fleets. Additionally the Ships got bigger and faster.
But after WW2 basically no-one (except the USA) had the money to show their presence on the ocean. And after the end of the Cold War even the US-Navy had not the financial opportunity to show their force everywhere.
And when you have no money and the hope of improving your situation on a normal way, but a way of earning lots loots without anyone stopping you. You get to be a pirate Arr
@@Royallblu also desperation plays a big part. When the choice is literal starvation or take a risk and live like a king in your country its not that difficult of a choice. The conditions in Somalia and its location created an unique environment that all but guaranteed the adoption of piracy.
@@Royallblu on a side note as a solution we should go old school and issue letters of marque.
Great topic and very informative! Just keep Somalia off the itinerary. Let the world's Navys use it as a gun range for target practice!
If you can afford a superyacht, then you can afford to have fuel, food, and anything else you might need brought out to your ship.
you can also likely afford to have a landing vessel on board, so you can leave the main ship behind and not bring any guns with you to port.
You are also probably smart, and know how to weigh risks vs reward, which is why you so rich. So you would know that most waters are actually very safe. These are not tankers crossing Somalian waters. They travel in the Med, which is very safe.
Always good content as usual Sir eSysman. Weapons anywhere are kool until they are engaged in a firefight. When an incident occurs involving firearms the resulting investigation can end up being a nightmare. I would say hire security as necessary....less headache.
Guess I’ll be buying the Heli package with my yacht so it can stay in international waters.
Refueling would still be a problem.
@@texasforever7887 he can fly a bunch of jerry cans back and forth with his heli.
@@Buccko92 it would cost a small fortune but it's possible. However it might, just might violate a few safety and environmental regulations.
@@texasforever7887 Legally and for the purpose of safety you need to dock every 2 or 5 years I believe. The solution is to have a tender that stays at international waters with all the weapons while the superyacht goes to port, and if you're rich enough to have a superyacht you can afford that. You can even have RHIBs to ferry crew to shore for R&R.
To fill a 90m superyacht would take about 4-6 fuel trucks that fill petrol stations.
Friends of mine have a 120 ft Azimut. Registered in the US out of Corpus Christi TX. They travel with it extensively in Europe and Asia. They have a weapons locker on board with a multitude of firearms. Several Wilson Combat ARs in 458 SOCOM, HK USP 45 handguns, Sig P320 9mm handguns. And 2 legally registered RPGs. One of the yacht's owners has a type 1 and type 7 FFL, as well as an explosives and destructive device permit from the ATF. The Yacht has a very complex hidden storage locker built into it for the weapons to be secured in when they are inside national waters and at ports. It is a 2 tiered system, with a couple of shotguns and revolvers on the first tier, which are unloaded with ammo locked up in another compartment inside the locker. They have that declared on paperwork for most of the places they frequently harbor at. They can give the keys for that to satisfy the authorities. Meanwhile all the good stuff is unknown and inaccessible to authorities in a second tier vault.
I personally own a 65 ft Carver. I keep a couple of ARs in 375 SOCOM on it, and a few handguns as well. My boat stays in American waters, Mostly in the gulf and Caribbean areas, but will venture down to Brazil a couple times per year. I have paperwork and permits for everywhere we port at. I'm not concerned with piracy as much as with random drug cartels and gangs.
Awesome. I'm watching after dinner. I love these informative eSysman videos.
Your views are well thought out and appreciated. On a recent trip we were forced to seal an anchor locker as the hatch failed and was flopping about. On inspection in the Bahamas the authorities were very upset that we had a sealed compartment. We were required to break it back open so they could look inside. Fortunately we were in port, so we could purchase the materials needed to effect a proper repair. I can't imagine how bad it might have gone if that locker had been full of shotguns.
From my expertise through playing GTA, I can definitively say that carrying ANY type of weapon on a yacht is perfectly legal.
My brother in law was getting ready to scuba dive off the Bahamas many years ago with a group guided by a local Master Diver. While anchored and getting the equipment ready he noticed a small open boat heading their way at high speed with several people on board. The Master Diver opened a hatch under the control panel, took out an AK-47 a fired a burst in the air to the surprise and horror of everyone. The little boat did a 180 and left at the same speed it was approaching. It's good to travel with locals who know the local customs and traditions.
I got friends from Miami who go fishing off the Gulf current and they won't go out until everybody on that boat is armed. They even went from Miami to Havana for an International fishing tournament fully armed. At 12 miles out they were met by a Cuban armed coastal patrol boat after pre-arranging the meeting by radio. They were boarded by a very courteous Cuban officer while the other Cuban sailors looked over with AK 47s in hand. The Cubans were very happy and friendly when they were offered Coca Colas, potato chips and Cheetos. The officer took the firearms after making a detailed list of the weapons and providing a receipt. Upon departing Cuba they were met by the same officer at 12 miles who proceeded to return all firearms and ammo wishing my friends a safe trip and and asking them to return to Cuba soon. If my friends had been caught with the same firearms entering New York they would still be in prison. Go figure.
Thank you very much. Answered my question so even if could understand. Well done.
Maybe travel with a pair of yachts. When coming to port, move all the guns to one and have the other unarmed one dock while the armed one stays offshore. Change places at the next port.
If you have that much money, why not just hire a small boat to sit in international waters and hold your guns?
seems like a good idea to me.
A friend of my mine is a former active duty SEAL who is now in reserves and has worked for various contractors. One he worked for provides anti-piracy teams that are hired to board civilian and commercial vessels transiting dangerous areas.
They have armory vessels (anchored barges as I recal) located at various locations where they stage and store crew and weapons.
US military does that. They have numerous ships that float around the planet armed to the teeth in case something happens. They are disguised as civilian ships.
@@Broncitis6677 yeah, I figured people must be doing that, it's too good of an idea not to
Sounds like in short it is FAR to much hassle to bringing weapons along, guess that stops my plans to turn a WW2 boat into a yacht though :P
Clearer and more fluent in description than I have viewed previously. Keep it up..
Very informative video!
Though not in the class of vessel you deal with, I circumnavigated in a 14 meter sailing yacht. We avoided the northwest Indian Ocean, the north coast of South America and any other area where we had security concerns. We typically sailed far offshore.
The only places we carried a rifle were from the north coast of Norway to Svalbard and back where the Svalbard rules required a rifle to allow shore excursions, and from Greenland through the North West Passage and on to the west coast of Canada - where the Royal Canadian Mounted Police strongly recommended that we have a firearm while transiting arctic Canada..
This weapon was for last-resort polar bear protection and was carried, declared and documented in compliance with local laws.
I agree with you completely: firearms are far too much problem at borders and security is best left to professionals with the appropriate training.
The Cartels are laughing at everything you said saying "Sostenga mi cerveza"
Cartels are not pirates.
@@YachtReport The Cartels have Yachts tho.
@@MybackHurtz1 You will not catch an high level cartel member doing ANYTHING at ALL that might get them into trouble in the open. They all learned long ago that authorities are looking for any excuse to give them a bad time. If you are linked to a cartel or even just shady international business when you get into a port the likelihood you will be searched is huge. If you are sitting in an anchor in a nice bay a couple quick zodiac interceptors will pull up at any time and search you again (had this happen more than once especially in Australia). Before you leave their waters there is a good chance they will come aboard again and search you. The people who work security for big business (legit or not) do not need guns around to protect you all the time and the same goes for the body guards of cartel members. If authorities think you are really dangerous and might be armed they will intercept you with a frigate and you can stare down a 20 inch gun while you wear your shoulder holster that is about to get you a 5 year sentence.
Never give authorities any excuse to hassle you more than they already will.
@@whitelabrat lmao acting like you have a yacht lmfao
My friend was on a tanker ship going by Somalia the owners where cheap and wouldn't hire protection. Crew of ak armed pirate. The crew doused their climbing ladders in diesel fuel and then just threw flares at them. It was his last trip on a cargo vessel and he refuses to go back to sea.
😂😂😂😂😂
was he French?
I've gone from the states to Bahamas with firearms, as long as you declare them & ammo at customs, never had a problem.
I suspect many Caribbean countries have a much more lenient approach, as a lot of their income is from American Tourists. Does not work in the Med. Anyway, the EU coastline is very safe, and every EU country has a significantly lower murder rate (8 times lower) than the US, so not sure why you would even need a gun.
There are hidden weapons everywhere on these ships. Omg. A friend of mine was peddle boarding on his SUP around a big ship.., and the security forces showed their shotgun… this was just in a Greek island.
I'll quote what a ship mechanic told me, "SURE you can carry a firearm but don't plan on ever going to port unless you want to go to a third world jail."
Me: I got deadly weapons for protection in my yacht!
Authorities (checking): CONDOMS!
You are thinking dirty.
They also prevent catching stowaways
"Anti-missile system" could mean countermeasures such as chaff, flares or radio jammers.
So if I ever get rich enough to own a super yacht I'll make sure to have space for a zodiac launch so I could just stay anchored in international waters. Keep in mind I'm a poor, and know nothing about Yachting.
I understand Respect... I think you have done a wonderful respectful job and filming with a safe distance for all parties. It would be a treat to film aboard. However in today's world it's not uncommon.
I don't know if this topic has now been closed, but I am curious about the experience for yachts sailing in the Arctic region. You are even obliged to carry a weapon there, when on land, to protect against the polar bears. Suppose you leave at the end of the Arctic season for charter work elsewhere, what to do with the weapons? Wondering if anyone has experience with that. By the way, thank you for launching this topic, and thanks for the helpful content on your channel!
Very informative as always @eSysman Hope you still are safe and being well
I wouldn't mind waiting a day or two on a luxury yacht for customs, and I wouldn't care if they are suspicious of me because I can defend myself at sea.. These are first world problems. A bigger problem would be needing a gun at sea and not having one.
Not disputing what this guy is saying. He really seems to know what he is talking about. But I would be the guy with the sealed safe and pre-permission with a guarantee of returned weapons.. If not possible, I will skip that port.
Also, it may not be true anymore, but back when I was growing up in an American Port city, it was common knowledge (perhaps incorrect) that a small shotgun would usually be overlooked as a ship board defensive weapon. They tended to get more irritated at rifles and pistols. It sounds like this may not be true anymore, I don't know (or maybe it is just true in American Ports, tho a lot of people I used to know frequently ported in Mexico as well).
Disclaimer, I have no yacht. Just expressing an opinion.
p.s. There are some very interesting air rifles and pistols, including repeaters. Many Countries do not regulate these weapons, or if they do they are still not considered firearms and so can be used in areas usually prohibited to them. And although they are not the best choice for defense, they are better than nothing.
I'm not talking BB or Pellet guns either. I'm talking 30-50 caliber air rifles powerful enough for hunting.
They probably are useless at long ranges when at sea because unlike a firearm where you can be a deterrant and have a large magazine to discourage pirates at 100 yards, an air rifle although powerful would likely only have a few iffy (rough sea, moving target) silent long range shots at best before reloading and not much more before needing an inconvenient recharge. On the other hand they are deadly with a scope within 50 yards if the sea permits. It's not really a good solution for self defense. But it's a great idea just to have one along anyway since they are likely legal in most places, and in situations less deadly than a herd of pirates, it might be enough to defend yourself from a crazy thief or something.
Along these lines are also the spear guns etc. Don't know the regulations about those, but I assume they are more lax than a shotgun, and a pneumatic speargun although only one shot, is very intimidating. A speargun held by every member of crew and a few guests is VERY intimidating. Flare guns as well. In fact, flare guns are very versatile. Think about it.
Databyter
Theres alot of cases of people being killed because they pulled a weapon on pirates. Especially pistols theres hundreds of cases 1 of which a guy shot one of the pirates and they came back and killed the people before help could come. So its not always best to carry them id just suggest a slam shotgun that could be concealed as a towel rack or any 2 pieces of pipe on a boat. Also if u have a mega yacht i doubt they can search the whole thing it would be easy to hide things and even if ur caught if ur a billionaire u could pay the captain to take the few years in jail for u to have that piece of mind.
@@DeluxHippopatumus First off, Id like a link or two, to "a lot of cases" "hundreds") where that happened.
Pirates share one thing in common with the rest of us. They do not want to get injured or die. There are plenty of unarmed yachts full of people like yourself, or who take similar advice. Why would you attack the guy firing weapons at you? Better to wait for easier pickins.
Secondly, I have to believe there are many more cases of pirates being deterred, with or without injuries, because of the warning that their victims were armed and willing to fight.
It goes without saying that if you have a slow boat, outnumbered, not well defended, and are bound to eventually be boarded, you should just call for help, delay, throw your weapons overboard (so they don't get them), and surrender without putting yourself at risk.
But if you have the ammo and the people who know how to use it, and your boat or ship moves, you can and should let the pirates know you are armed. You can shoot non lethally to show this if it is tactically appropriate.
I am always suspicious of convenient stories like the ones you implied but didn't share. But even if they were true, it is also true that guns have protected a lot more people from attack than they have harmed by their intended use.
Frankly your anecdotal evidence sounds a lot like gun control propaganda. I am not blaming you. Im sure you probably heard that, but I doubt you would be able to find many (or any) such cases.
Pirates aren't killing for revenge or bloodsport, they want cash. Dead victims don't pay the bills. It is just business to them. The exception might be if they are just after your boat and not trying to ransom you, in which case they would likely kill you anyway. Nice to have killed one of them first in that case.
The best advice is to stay away from Pirate infested waters to reduce your risk. But you can be pirated anywhere in the world. Counting on mercy for being unarmed is naive.
Databyter
lol, they cease guns in certain countries and in many never return them.
@@daviddiehl197 Same here. If a pirate points a popsickle at me Im going to light him up. That's the way it goes in a gun fight.
@@manniefaces those are the ports to avoid if you value the ability to defend yourself.. The beauty of a yacht is that you can boycott any port that makes common sense precautions illegal.Of course, it is completely up to the owner. Personally as I said, I would avoid the Nanny States.
Another interesting and informative video. Thank you
Thanks for this info my friend. Great video!
Sad they would rather go after a ship with a guy who has a simple handgun or other guns they tried to legally declare instead of actual criminals trying to cause harm
Sad that you think most of these countries are so rife with crime that chasing someone breaking the local law against carrying an object who’s express purpose/design is it’s efficiency to kill another human is beneath them.
Stop watching Fox News. Europe (and the Middle East shockingly) have far fewer murders than the US, and are far safer. We the people (not a electoral college, or politician deep in the pockets of a lobbyist) voted to remove guns. This is not a government thing, but a “we the people” thing. And we the people, pay our government to do exactly that, and remove guns from our territory. What you do back home is your business, but in my country, you follow our rules.
@@Dibs1978 Have fun getting merked by pirates with no way of defending yourself.
Also have fun having zero way to fight back if your government decides to go tyrannical, which several democratic nations are starting to do (look at Australia, as an example).
Because it's a lot harder to get criminals and pirates to pay fines than it is to get wealthy yachtsmen trying to stay alive.
@@LeavingGoose046 Do not believe all the hype. Piracy is not as common as you think, and is confined to certain areas. Super yachts seldom if ever enter those waters, and when they do, they have escort vessels. The Somali coast has Indian, French, Russian, British, South African, US military patrols with escort services.
PS. Most western democratic countries votes on gun control a few decades ago. Not a recent trend.
Have fun thinking that yours and only your way of thinking is right and that the entire world of voters are wrong/sheep.
PS. Of the 195 piracy/attempted piracy in 2020,
88 Nigeria and Somalia - Super yachts do not travel there. Not enough islands with short distance.
62 South East Asia - Super yachts do not travel there. Too far from Caribbean/Mediterranean, and few if any harbours with adequate moorage
30 Americas - Most of the Americas do actually allow weapons. That has not deterred the pirates, and does mean pirates are more likely to use deadly force, as they also fear for their own life.
10 India - Super Yachts do not travel there. Not enough islands.
4 East Asia - once again not a bid super yacht destination.
Have fun living in your world of fear.
So many ports and bays are full of super-yachts. If it increases any more then super-yacht-rage might become a thing.
Thanks for your videos! love them all!
Yes i met an ex-army guy who worked in a security company that is hired to go onboard cargo vessels with a special armed team which he had 3h shifts ans 9h pause.
He had some interesting episodes in Gulf of aden.
my brother did this after working in Iraq and his biggest risks in Iraq were the Americans who would shoot first and ask questions later and did not give F... what anyone else thought.
As usual, good video, with excellent explanations. You had a short video segment in your own video, that showed the offshore security companies type of floating headquarters with the armory. It might be worth mentioning to some people that even these security companies are not land-based storage of weapons. They station offshore for the very reason of legality in nearby countries. Container ships hire security crews just as you guys did to travel through those very dangerous waters. As you said, they only have to follow International Maritime Laws and not each country and their various laws and regulations. Which as you said can cost a hired yacht lots of time and that, of course, is money. I hope you get back to work soon. If your girlfriend cut your hair, she did a really good job. If not, dude, that's a lot of hairspray....!
A 20mm Oerlikon would be about the right size for a yacht.
That means my ship will carry all of the firearms.
My thoughts exactly. When I heard about Romans yacht I laughed so hard and was like this had to have come from the onion news or something.
it said anti missle systems not missle sytems. it means radar jammers and flares. missles use radar to find there targets and heat.
Gosh darn it Syseman you blew my pipe dream of having 2 Winchester 1600 chrome plated Marine issued sawed off barrel and stock 7 round pump shotguns on the Oyster 675, or Baltic 67 shucks!!!!, great info...
The message I got from this video was not that you can't have those guns to defend your vessel, but that you had to go through a long lengthy bit of paperwork and properly declare them to the foreign port authorities before you do it.
I worked with "Billionaire Boys" cars. Writing and making video. One was a London Taxi with a £22,000 reupholstered interior (not for the driver) that had a secret small compartment. I asked if it was for a weapon and got a sardonic smile. "No, it holds about £22 grand in cash. That leaves no trail for the occupants to have their spending tracked...and it means that they have to stop at some point and dad liked that." Another world...
Man...you really did some homework for this one. Outstanding, very informative!!!
And...Bonus points for the Magnus Walker T~Shirt!!!
slight high-jacking of this thread: How about single malt Scotch and that wine list in inventory??? Most countries allow one/two bottles of alcohol per person. We had a news story of an American boat in Canadian waters and confiscation of their alcohol inventory.
Nice , learnt quite a bit , thanks mate for the knowledge.
Thanks for the real world dose of sanity.
Great content always. This time you went into detail about firearms. Looks like firearms on Yachts are a hassle rather not have them unless if necessary. Paper work and declaration and handing them over seems like to much work.
This is why you fly under an American flag and have a tender that is good enough to get you to shore comfortably while your ship stays approximately 12-24 miles off the coast.
Perhaps one could fly the flag of a country like Yemen that basically doesn't have laws prohibiting weapons, and in keeping the ship in international waters own any kind of weapon around the world. Sure, it would be expensive to own a ship that stays in the open ocean and goes long periods of time without docking anywhere, but we're talking "superyachts" so such cost is no obstacle.
It would be a way to maintain an accessible arsenal without limitations. All the machine guns and rocket launchers you can afford. Or, more practically, perhaps a traveling arms bazaar, like the prohibition-era ships that sold alcoholic beverages in international waters. Bring the legally unregulated weapons markets of war-torn countries out of the warzones and into international waters!
I suspect governments in some regions would be very hostile to the endeavor and attempt to stop it. Others would not care at all. It's a risky thing to do, but there's profit in it. But I don't see people legally selling drugs in international waters, so there are probably reasons why it wouldn't work. Perhaps customers would be tracked by governments and have great difficulty bringing purchases ashore.
But then you can't impress the local chicks with your superyacht at the marina.
Just have a small boat that you keep in international waters with weapons on board when you go to port