Hurricanes leave destruction in their wake and boats washed up on your lawn. After Hurricane Florence recently deposited a large sailing yacht on the front lawn of a North Carolina home, President Donald Trump responded quizzically, stating (not tweeting): “I think it’s incredible. To see what we’re seeing—this boat, I don’t know what happened, but this boat just came here. They don’t know whose boat that is. Nice boat. Maybe it becomes theirs. What’s the law?”

Good question!

Maritime Law Makes Landfall

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