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Legal Terms - Blockade
A blockade is the action taken by a hostile force to prohibit ships from entering or leaving the ports of its enemy. This is done by positioning a ship or squadron in a strategic location to intercept any vessels that try to approach or depart from those ports.
Harbors. If a neutral commerce vessel attempts to pass through a blockade, it is at risk of being seized and condemned by the captor's prize court. A blockade is often enforced by one or more warships from a warring nation, however in specific situations, it can also be established using ground batteries that control the access to a blockaded port. In the second scenario, it is necessary to have a naval force that is capable of deterring harmless vessels and apprehending offending ones that try to enter (The Circassian (1864) 2 Wall 135, 149).
A blockade is the action taken by a hostile force to prohibit ships from entering or leaving the ports of its enemy. This is done by positioning a ship or squadron in a strategic location to intercept any vessels that try to approach or depart from those ports.
Harbors. If a neutral commerce vessel attempts to pass through a blockade, it is at risk of being seized and condemned by the captor's prize court. A blockade is often enforced by one or more warships from a warring nation, however in specific situations, it can also be established using ground batteries that control the access to a blockaded port. In the second scenario, it is necessary to have a naval force that is capable of deterring harmless vessels and apprehending offending ones that try to enter (The Circassian (1864) 2 Wall 135, 149).
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