Mariners operating small vessels such as yachts and fishing boats should note that nicaragua has boundary…

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1. MARINERS OPERATING SMALL VESSELS SUCH AS YACHTS AND FISHING BOATS SHOULD NOTE THAT NICARAGUA HAS BOUNDARY DISPUTES WITH ITS NEIGHBORS IN BOTH ITS CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC WATERS, ESPECIALLY WITH HONDURAS AND SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. THERE HAVE BEEN CASES OF FOREIGN-FLAGGED FISHING VESSELS AND OTHER VESSELS BEING SEIZED OFF THE NICARAGUAN COAST BY NICARAGUAN AUTHORITIES. THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA HAS ADOPTED A NEW LAW THAT MANDATES THE PAYMENT OF A FINE EQUAL TO 200 PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF ANY BOAT CAUGHT FISHING ILLEGALLY WITHIN NICARAGUA'S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (EEZ).
2. WHILE IN ALL CASES PASSENGERS AND CREW HAVE BEEN RELEASED WITHIN A PERIOD OF SEVERAL WEEKS, IN SOME CASES THE SHIPS HAVE BEEN SEARCHED, PERSONAL GEAR AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN STOLEN, AND THERE HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVE DELAYS IN RELEASING VESSELS. PROMPT U.S. EMBASSY CONSULAR ACCESS TO DETAINED U.S. CITIZENS ON NICARAGUA'S CARIBBEAN COAST MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF DELAYS IN NOTIFICATION DUE TO THE RELATIVE ISOLATION OF THE REGION.
3. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS OF PIRACY IN CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC WATERS OFF THE COAST OF NICARAGUA, BUT THE NICARAGUAN NAVY HAS INCREASED ITS PATROLS AND NO RECENT INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
4. CANCEL SPECIAL WARNING NO. 91.