Some have asked what happens if a fleet on a coast ceases to have a coast to be on, after a seismic order...

Some examples,

A) The Russian fleet StP holds, and someone orders Join Lvn-Fin, Split StP/sc-GoB
B) The Austrian fleet Tri bounces in 01, and someone orders Join Alb-Ven Split Tri-ADR
C) The Turk fleet in Ank bounces in 01, and someone orders Join Arm-Con, Split Ank-Black

In each of these cases, the fleet would be left on a coast with no water adjacent.

1) If there is another coast, the fleet is AUTOMATICALLY relocated to the other coast. In the case of StP above, the fleet would be relocated to StP/nc. If there are multiple other coasts, the owning player must immediately choose which to relocate to.

2) If there are no other coasts, the owning player may opt to immediately disband the unit

3) If he prefers to retain a fleet without water, then he is the proud owner of a Beached Fleet! A beached fleet cannot move, cannot support adjacent spaces, and cant do anything but sit there. (tho it may be supported in place). It must sit there until such time as water is reconnected to the province, or until the player takes a disband by reduction of centers. The player may not opt later to disband unless he is forced to disband.

The option to disband it is only available immediately, and if passed up, the fleet is beached until water is reconnected.

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On a similar note, if a fleet on a coast suddenly has that coast split in two, the owning player must immediately choose which coast he wishes to exist on. Examples:

A) Fleet in NAf, when someone orders to Split MAO/WMS, Join Spa/sc-NAf.
B) Fleet in Spa/sc, when the same order is ordered

In A), the Fleet in Naf must immediately choose to exist on the WMS side, or the MAO side of the new land bridge from Naf to Spain.
In B), the Fleet in Spain must choose to exist on one of the 2 (of 3 total) southern coasts of Spain!

-mike