sailormongering
Sailormongering is the practice of boarding a ship approaching or newly arrived in port without the permission of its master, and inciting members of its crew to desert their posts and come ashore by tempting them with prostitutes and alcohol. The intention behind the activity might be to subject the unguarded vessel to piracy, hold the inebriated sailors hostage or simply drum up business for local taverns and brothels. At the time when the practice was common, it was often accomplished by sending prostitutes carrying large quantities of alcohol onto the targeted ships to serve as lures; those arranging for this to occur might be described as having committed the action in addition to those actually boarding the ships.
Although statutory prohibitions on the practice remain in jurisdictions such as the United States, the offence is effectively obsolete. The relevant law in that country dates from 1872, but the last successful prosecution under it occurred in 1890, in the case of United States v Sullivan.Federal Reporter, Vol. 42, United States v Sullivan. Same v Scott. (Circuit Court, D. Oregon. October 8, 1890.), pp. 602-605 (http://openjurist.org/43/f1d/602)
Greenpeace charge
In April 2002 Greenpeace activists boarded the container ship APL Jade, carrying a shipment of illegal Brazilian mahogany at a Miami port, calling on President Bush to return all mahogany shipments from Brazil and to investigate companies that continue to buy it.{{cite web |url=https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/greenpeace-activists-board-shi/ |title = Greenpeace Activists Board Ship Carrying Illegal Mahogany - Greenpeace USA}} Twelve individuals were arrested and six Greenpeace activists were charged with sailormongering and sentenced to time served.{{cite web |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/the-greenpeace-effect-6345118/ |title = The Greenpeace Effect {{!}} News {{!}} Miami {{!}} Miami New Times {{!}} The Leading Independent News Source in Miami, Florida}}
One year later in 2003, the United States Justice Department prosecuted Greenpeace under the same 1872 statute for boarding the APL Jade that was importing over $10 million worth of Brazilian mahogany.{{cite news|last1=Liptak|first1=Adam|title=Typical Greenpeace Protest Leads to an Unusual Prosecution|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/11/us/typical-greenpeace-protest-leads-to-an-unusual-prosecution.html|accessdate=May 9, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=October 11, 2003}} The case garnered widespread ridicule and was dismissed on the third day of the trial, after one and a half days of testimony.{{cite news|title=U.S. Suit Against Greenpeace Dismissed|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-20-na-greenpeace20-story.html|access-date=May 9, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 20, 2004}}{{cite news|last1=Roig-Franzia|first1=Manuel|title=Judge Dismisses Greenpeace Charges|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40993-2004May19.html|accessdate=May 9, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=May 20, 2004}}
The Greenpeace Mahogany campaign{{cite web |url=https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/research/partners-in-mahogany-crime/ |title = Partners in Mahogany Crime - Greenpeace USA}} ended when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) listed Bigleaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) on Appendix II at CoP12 in Santiago, Chile.{{cite web |url=https://www.fws.gov/international/plants/mahogany-listing-history.html |title = Mahogany Listing History}}