A U.S. naval vessel is any vessel owned, operated, chartered, or leased by the U.S. Navy; any pre-commissioned vessel under construction for the U.S. Navy, once launched into the water; and any vessel under the operational control of the U.S. Navy or a Combatant Command. As a result, the establishment and enforcement of NVPZs is a function directly involved in and necessary to military operations and the safety and security of naval commanders and personnel.It sounds to me like a person could be rather confused as to what boat was under Naval Control, leased by it etc. This could lead to mistaken perceptions that the Average Joe Boater was a terrorist, and the resultant actions take completely unnecessary. Sounds like a terrible over-reaction waiting to happen.
Oh I forgot. Afterwards they can say something like, "This is one contingency that none of the experts thought of before 00/00???"
While I see some need for beefed up security, this sounds like some not very well thought out plans.
"It sounds to me like a person could be rather confused as to what boat was under Naval Control, leased by it etc.
This could lead to mistaken perceptions that the Average Joe Boater was a terrorist, and the resultant actions take completely unnecessary. "
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