Bomb threat shuts down Bremerton-Seattle Ferry
November 18, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Security, Maritime Security News, Port Security
Following an anonymous tip, the ferry Hyak, sailing from Bremerton to Seattle returned to Bremerton where all passengers were safely evacuated. According to a State Patrol spokeswoman a man who overheard two men talking at a 7-Eleven about a terrorist threat on the 12:35 PM ferry made an anonymous 911 call. The Bremerton dock was [...]
DHS Expands Biometrics-at-Sea Program to the Florida Straits
March 5, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Security
To improve maritime security of the U.S.A., the U.S. Coast Guard and US-VISIT announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding the operation of their successful biometrics-at-sea program to the south Florida Straits.
GAO Evaluates Coast Guard's Shift to Homeland Security
March 5, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Security
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The Deepwater Program is intended to replace or modernize 15 major classes of Coast Guard assets–including vessels, aircraft, and communications systems. At the program’s start, the Coast Guard chose to use a system integrator, Integrated Coast Guard Systems, to design, build, deploy, and support Deepwater in a system-of-systems approach. In a [...]