Thank you so much to all of you for your kind advice. Last question. Can someone provide me with an example or legal reference when a state flag-country ordered a vessel to “stand down” SAROp and or issued permission to foreign CG to board the vessel.
Why won’t you just tell us what your flag is and where you are operating and exactly who is being “rescued” where, and who is trying to stop you from “rescuing” them? Will the “rescued” be returned to their port of origin?
While you keep asking for very specific information you studiously avoid providing any information that may have a great deal of relevance to the situation where someone might try to prevent the “rescue.”
The CG Vessel should request a statement of no objection (SNO) from the vessel’s flag state, via the chain of command. Actually the OSC Works for the Search Mission Coordinator (SMC) ashore so put it on them. Even in Intl waters, the whole ocean by agreement is covered by one country or another.
