When will the Merchant Shipping community tighten security?
October 8, 2008 by Roger Tomberlin
Filed under Maritime Security
According to the Associated Press (2008), pirates seized the 530-foot-long freighter Faina off of the coast of Somalia. The ship was carrying 33 T-72 tanks, a substantial quantity of ammunition, and spare parts. This is a series of lucrative business adventures of coastal pirate groups who undertake these swift measures to financially assist themselves [...]
Book: Terrorism and the Maritime Transportation System
May 12, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Security Books
Anthony M. Davis (USCG, Ret.) informed us of his new book about maritime terrorism entitled “Terrorism and the Maritime Transportation System”:
Terrorism and the Maritime Transportation System gives an alternative definition of terrorism and how we should be postured to fight against it in today’s world. After a four-year survey, we have an inside look [...]