June 23, 2005. "Ahoy there !?!" Galveston, Texas. It's always nice to meet others, but, anywhere on the seas around the world it is far more prudent to KNOW who you are hailing. It's not unusual for drug traffickers to use boats. It not unusal and frequently encouraged that people carry weapons on board to protect themselves from critters of a variety of species. Sometimes one never knows what they are hauling up on the end of a fishing line either. A live shark on the deck of a boat that can slither and bite at the same time is a very dangerous thing. Injuries can happen without realizing what's going on until it is to late. This was just an opportunity to address that issue. On the other hand if one is in trouble in a heavy gail or not another ship can be a very good sight. Safe sailing.