' Wrote:If it weren't for the fact that the port town had only one tiny harbour with officials who can be quickly handed a description of your vessel and likely many ships of its own to intercept yours, then it would be realistic.
not even close. that would be the same (or very similar) to the united states having a single point of entry. we have many points of entry and not even close to every person gets scanned. theres absolutely no way that every vessel would be scanned with a single point of entry. The reason I said I think its pretty realistic as it stands now is because most smugglers dont get caught IRL. If they did the price of contraband would be astronomical.