[Streaker]

I agree that there's no reason to believe they were intruding into Canadian waters. Just puzzled by why they can't do this kind of stuff back home.

[Arctic_Menace]

$1:

I agree that there's no reason to believe they were intruding into Canadian waters. Just puzzled by why they can't do this kind of stuff back home.

Their waters are already full of garbage and waste and disposable toilet brushes.

[Tricks]

Streaker Streaker:

I agree that there's no reason to believe they were intruding into Canadian waters. Just puzzled by why they can't do this kind of stuff back home.

Maybe less crowded here. Or this could be a joint exercise.

[Streaker]

Tricks Tricks:

Streaker Streaker:

I agree that there's no reason to believe they were intruding into Canadian waters. Just puzzled by why they can't do this kind of stuff back home.

Maybe less crowded here. Or this could be a joint exercise.

Quite possible. Too bad the report doesn't provide a little more background info on this.

[Streaker]

Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:

$1:

I agree that there's no reason to believe they were intruding into Canadian waters. Just puzzled by why they can't do this kind of stuff back home.

Their waters are already full of garbage and waste and disposable toilet brushes.

Perfect! More stuff for 'em to shoot at!

[Tricks]

Streaker Streaker:

Tricks Tricks:

Streaker Streaker:

I agree that there's no reason to believe they were intruding into Canadian waters. Just puzzled by why they can't do this kind of stuff back home.

Maybe less crowded here. Or this could be a joint exercise.

Quite possible. Too bad the report doesn't provide a little more background info on this.

Agreed. It wasn't very good journalism on their part.

[Freakinoldguy]

Streaker Streaker:

I agree that there's no reason to believe they were intruding into Canadian waters. Just puzzled by why they can't do this kind of stuff back home.

Because of reciprocal agreements with the US military. We use their ranges and they use ours. The US Coast Guard doesn't have a live fire range available to them in the area, so they use ours. This not withstanding, while using our ranges they must adhere to the rules and regulations governing those ranges.

This includes a Notice to Mariners being put out by the MarPac, indicating when and where live firing excercist will be taking place. This advises mariners of the excercise and the area that is out of bounds to vessel traffic so they can avoid it.

The interesting thing is that the media never questioned why a whale watching excursion was in a live firing range during a exercise? If these companies are using people to run their boats, without the ability to read charts or monitor VHF radio's which continually broadcast such ad nauseum things like the weather and notices to mariners, then it's time for a review of the licensing requirements for whale watching operators. Forget about the whales, can you imagine the hue and cry if someone had got hurt because these people decided to operate their vessels in restricted waters?

[Wullu]

I am wondering how these whale watchers know what was on the far side of the USCG cutter? Since the crew of the cutter would only be firing in a direction away any other ships in the area, they would be firing in an arc away the whale watching boats. That means that these whale watchers are somehow capable of seeing beyond the far side of the cutter.

Gotta love media twist.

[ShepherdsDog]

Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:

$1:

I agree that there's no reason to believe they were intruding into Canadian waters. Just puzzled by why they can't do this kind of stuff back home.

Their waters are already full of garbage and waste and disposable toilet brushes.

You should ask the people of Bellingham what they think of Victoria's waste washing up on their shores.

[Tricks]

So it was the Whale watchers who fucked up and are covering their ass by making up some bullshit story about the Coast Guard? I thought as much.

[Christy]

I guess they have to practice but they should be more careful. That makes them American, doesn't it?

[Clogeroo]

$1:

You should ask the people of Bellingham what they think of Victoria's waste washing up on their shores.

You should ask Victorians how they feel about the people of Washington's waste being left on Victoria's shore when they come here.

[Wullu]

Christy Christy:

I guess they have to practice but they should be more careful. That makes them American, doesn't it?

They hit no civilian vessels that were in an area they should not have been in and apparently did not hit any Orcas either. I guess that makes them professionals.

What will be your next piss poor attempt at America bashing?

[Wullu]

Clogeroo Clogeroo:

$1:

You should ask the people of Bellingham what they think of Victoria's waste washing up on their shores.

You should ask Victorians how they feel about the people of Washington's waste being left on Victoria's shore when they come here.

Happy for the tourist dollar? Victoria is the home of newly weds and nearly deads, they need something besides the Navy to keep the economy afloat.

[Clogeroo]

$1:

Happy for the tourist dollar? Victoria is the home of newly weds and nearly deads, they need something besides the Navy to keep the economy afloat.

My point was that tourists tend to make a much of things when they come here. But all the revenue is good for that city.