California · Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC
HNC §402: A vessel in a port of the country in which it is registered is called a domestic vessel, in another port it is called a foreign vessel.
What this law says, in plain English
A vessel registered in a country's port is domestic; a vessel in another country's port is foreign.
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A vessel in a port of the country in which it is registered is called a domestic vessel, in another port it is called a foreign vessel.
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