tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641945569503632435.post90405676382662753..comments2024-03-17T10:49:40.986-07:00Comments on The Misunderstood Mariner: Lines In The SeaRob Earlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096505274373094238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641945569503632435.post-10105185444544128032009-11-21T10:32:11.394-08:002009-11-21T10:32:11.394-08:00It's amazing how much demand for, and our atti...It's amazing how much demand for, and our attitudes toward, mind altering and addictive substances drives political events, and thus law and history. Jimmy Carter might say that our "addiction to oil" is the whole reason behind the 200-mile exclusive economic zone. For an interesting take on the effect of drugs in general, and booze in particular, on the course of history, check out this edition of Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History" podcast: http://cdn4.libsyn.com/dancarlinhh/dchha20_BLITZ_History_Under_The_Influence.mp3?nvb=20091121181025&nva=20091122182025&t=063d2b7256de8ebf9d91aRob Earlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02096505274373094238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641945569503632435.post-2618903721142782942009-11-21T09:16:14.148-08:002009-11-21T09:16:14.148-08:00One common name given to the 3 mile limit off US t...One common name given to the 3 mile limit off US territorial waters was the "Rum Line". After the Volstead Act (Prohibition) passed in the US, savy ship captains would offload their booze just outside this line to small fast boats. The most famous of these was a Capt. McCoy, but that is another tale for future blogs. To discourage this practice, the US congress in 1924 extended the territorial sea to 12 miles, making it harder small vessels to conduct their smuggling operations.<br />Keep up the blog Capt. Earle- love it- TVUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11111730432983224062noreply@blogger.com