§ 1903. For the purposes of the statute, such a vessel includes: (C) a flag vessel registered in a foreign nation where the flag nation has consented or waived objection to the enforcement of United States law by the United States.... The section continues: Consent or waiver of objection by a foreign nation to the enforcement of United States law by the United States under subparagraph (C) ... of this paragraph may be obtained by radio, telephone, or similar oral or electronic means, and may be proved by certification of the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee. Pursuant to this statute, the United States asserted jurisdiction over the vessel under the authority of a statement of no objection (SN 43 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 969, 108 S.Ct. 465, 98 L.Ed.2d 404 (1987) (<HOLDING>). In support of their argument, the appellants
holding that whether a vessel is subject to jurisdiction under section 955a is a question of fact holding that the jurisdictional reach under section 955a is strictly a question of law holding it is a question of fact holding that a district courts power to exercise jurisdiction over a vessel depends upon the arrest of the vessel within the courts territorial jurisdiction recognizing conflict between prior precedents on whether jurisdiction is question of law or fact