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welcome to St.Maarten future captains... hehe, sorry for our dumb local laws. they don't know how easy for pirates at sea.

Last week some one mention to the persecutor to search yachts as well, they are not innocent. You wonder how so many weapons are on the road.

That is why when you read in the papers "1 more gun off the street" it should not be anything to celebrate over. So many guns come in everyday on vessels entering St. Maarten that it is impossible to do anything about it by just controlling on land alone. And I only mentioned "guns" because I do not want to make our visitors feel unsafe after hearing what else comes in. The best motivator for action will be the day St. Maarten is put in the spotlight after the terrorists make use of these vulnerabilities.

I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS, AS A CAPTAIN NEEDS GUNS
ON BOARD TO PROTECT HIS VESSEL.

BOATS ALWAYS CARRY WEAPONS.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD MAKE A LAW THAT THEY MUST BE DECLARED WHILE IN PORT, BUT TAKING THEM AWAY IS NOT THE SOLUTION.

ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE AWAY THE GUNS FROM ALL THE MEGA YACHTS ALSO????????????

Strange that this boat was even searched. Our Custom officers are very eager and happy to hara*s the local fishermen entering and leaving the lagoon. But turns a blind eye on the Mega and not so Mega yachts. Then we ask ourselves where the guns coming from. The problem is the cla*s justice on this island. There is a serious fire arms problem on this island which relates to an ethnic group. The relevant authorities would better give attention to this saga, if they are to avoid a blood bath. Let's not behave as though all is well. This island is a haven of crooks of all color and ethnicity. Watch it.

@ THANKS

you have my full support, because i am also a captain.
This type of behaviour by our law system makes no sence,WHY...America ..after 911 wanted to give aircraft pilots a
firearm to carry during there flights. So if this happend, would
the police force from St Maarten take there GUNS.
Because most of the aircrafts that make use of our airport is from America and so' is our tourist ships. .......... OK .....CHECK THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TO HATER. YOU IS NOT INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO BE A CAPTAIN I DOES READ YOUR COMMENTS YOU SO DUMB. THEY WANTED TO GIVE THE PILOTS GUN BUT THEY DID,N OK IN IT WAS IN AMERICA USA SAME THING WOULD OF HAPPEN IF THE GUNS WAS RIGISTER WITH LICENSE HE GET THEM BACK OUR GO TO JAIL.MAYBE YOU THE CAPTAIN FROM COSTA CONCORDIA.

As captain of yachts you are allowed to have weapons on board your yacht. It was his duty to report to the authorities when he entered the lagoon that he has guns and ammunition on board his yacht. Failing to do so makes him a suspect.

@ LAW AND ORDER!

you just showed me why there ain't no LAW AND ORDER in St Maarten....why you say DUMB a*s......When we captains go too register our boats.....right!!! ........we must have a flare gun as one of the requirements.............right damn fool...ok so what is a flare gun...dumb a*s? ..........firearm in dutch..VUURWAPON!!! ...So st maarten should take that out of the boat requirements. Now just for you too know LAW AND ORDER.....as a man who serve in the military of curacao for seven years, i can take a 12 gauge shot gun bullet and put it in this same flaregun and kill someone...........dumb a*s!!!

so i hope you learned something.

SO BECAUSE YOU WAS IN THE MILITARY FOR SEVEN YEARS YOU CAN WALK AROUND WITH A FIRE ARM WITH OUT A LICENSE DO YOU KNOW A 12 GAUGE BULLET DOES BURST THE FLARE GUN BARREL FLARE GUN IS TO MAKE SIGN YOU IN DANGER. I DON,T CARE WHAT YOU SAY LICENSE OUR LOCK UP,YOU WANT TURN THIS PLACE IN THE WILD WEST.I WORK FOR A GUN SHOP FOR YEARS YOU CAN,T TEACH ME NOTHING YOU COULD OF RENT A GUN AND ALL.GUNS BECOME A MENACE .CHECK WHO THE GUNS KILLING BLACKS SO IF YOU DON,T CARE WHY SHOULD I COOL WITH ME FINAL.

Captain is stupid he has to admit of arms on board. he from yhe usa were your allowed firearms on board and on person.

Ah well yatch community qill hear about it and hope they take action

Having weapons onboard would seem a logical defence to all those wouldbe pirates however, they must be declared upon arrival at each and every port of call.

ONLY GUNS HE HAD ALONE... WELL WELL WAIT UNTIL THE REGATTA START THAT IS WHEN THE NOSE STUFF WILL BE COMING IN BY THE TON LOADS...WHAT A THING. AND OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUTING BIG MONEY INTO THIS EVENT... WELL ST.MAARTEN GONE TO THE DOGS AND THE BUBBLERS..

What you think the drugs that coming in by the regatta when the regatta finish the honorables driving in new cars.