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Old 03-31-2014, 06:11 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Sailor of Fortune View Post
The short answer is safety and documentation check. 14 USC 89 gives them this right.
PSNeeld is correct about checking man size compartments, for safety of the boarding team. During the Haitian desperate times (baby Doc), man size compartment dimensions were drastically reduced.
Good old Baby Doc ...located a yacht one flight off Haiti and directed the cutter to follow it...found out it was his and after a day's worth of contacts with the State Department going back and forth with all the assorted agencies...they finally said break off and avoid...

I think this was even when he was wanted by international courts...

Gotta love politics...
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