Today we bring you the joys of yet another MLE themed t-shirt, but with the exception that this one does not suck. I designed this logo with the help of Null and we feel that we came up with a pretty sweet logo that represent Maritime Law Enforcement pretty well. The front of the shirt [...]
About once every quarter, the USCG Hearing Office publishes a newsletter filled with critical information about their trials and successes. One of the common trends that the office seems to hit on each time is errors preparing the case file. While the MLEM may provide case package guidance on a grander scale (arrest, seizures, etc) [...]
Our readers asked for it and we’ve delivered. 14USC89.COM has launched an on site database to provide officers with federal and state court opinions and documents related to maritime law enforcement. The included cases cover a wide range of topics and include major at sea drug interdictions, environmental crimes, use of force incidents, violent crime [...]
Well, after I designed the 14USC89 crest, I thought that I would make a pretty sweet decal that people could use for whatever they fancy. Slap one on your coffee mug, tag a Marine Patrol boat….or whatever. The decal is 4″ in diameter, glossy finish, and pretty durable. Plus, when you buy one of these decals, [...]
Here are two new desktop wallpapers for those Maritime Law Enforcement guru’s. There are two versions to choose from. One version has a text overlay on the image and the other is just plain ol’ vanilla. Let me go ahead and state this here, because I know there is gonna be the one person who get’s [...]
Quickly and with overwhelming force … or not at all.
This article comes from Foreign Policy, and although the information isn’t entirely accurate, it does present valid points for boarding ships that refuse to stop or who’s crews show a resistance to authority. The USCG’s own LT Paul St. Pierre was consulted by the author. Some [...]
Here is 2,440 words that everyone who puts on a weapons belt should read, know, understand, and practice. From Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman, U.S. Army (Ret.) Director, Killology Research Group (www.killology.com):
On Sheep, Sheepdogs, and Wolves
By Dave Grossman
One Vietnam veteran, an old retired colonel, once said this to me: “Most of the people in our society [...]
Today we bring you the joys of yet another MLE themed t-shirt, but with the exception that this one does not suck. I designed this logo with the help of Null and we feel that we came up with a pretty sweet logo that represent Maritime Law Enforcement pretty well. The front of the shirt [...]
I wonder if he has the proper fire extinguisher on board his boat. Do headlight’s count as nav lights?
From Jaloponik:
Stevie Johnson wasn’t content to compete in the local lobster boat races in an actual lobster boat… or in anything resembling a boat at all. Instead, he created this 400 HP, twin-engine 1994 Pontiac [...]
Illicit drug trafficking and illegal immigration have recently surged along the so-called Smuggler’s Corridor, a stretch of Pacific coastal waters extending from Northern Baja California to Northern San Diego County beaches and bays. In four separate incidents during a recent three-day uptick in activity, some efforts by smugglers to bring narcotics and human cargo [...]
Terror attack, rogue wave, or …earthquake…? We’ll follow this story and update you when more information comes in.
An explosion damaged a Japanese oil tanker Wednesday as it steered through the tense waters at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, where the ship’s owner said the vessel possibly came under attack. Authorities on both sides of [...]
Sgt. Dan Keim with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit said law enforcement officers were conducting patrols early this morning near San Carlos Bay when they saw the suspicious vessel heading out from the Punta Rassa boat ramp. Keim said when authorities tried to stop the boat, the suspect then jumped from the [...]
A great post at BoatTest.com covers the investigation into a 2009 small boat collision in which three people were killed and the operator of the offending vessel was found to be intoxicated.
Eleven Somali nationals accused in separate pirate attacks on U.S. Navy ships in waters off Africa pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new government indictment. Judges scheduled Oct. 19 and Nov. 9 trial dates for the two groups of defendants, who are accused in April attacks on two Virginia-based ships. The men, who have been [...]
Lobster sniffing dogs? That is awesome. Before you go, know the regulations and make sure to follow them when you’re out on the water.
Lobster hunters diving for dinner will have plenty of company on South Florida waters during the two-day miniseason Wednesday and Thursday – hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement officers. Officers [...]
They are internet safe, but I prefer not to post them on this site. They have been out for a little while, but as many of you know, the CG Portal can be a very annoying interesting site to navigate. If you are on a CGWS, then you can access them here.
If you wish to [...]
Gaea Rich and her family were in full holiday mode aboard their yacht on the Fourth of July as they motored from Stamford, Conn., across Long Island Sound and into Oyster Bay, off the North Shore of Long Island. The trip, with more than 15 relatives and friends, was supposed to be the high point [...]
Near the end of this article is a nice primer on running a floating sobriety checkpoint. Prior to start the deputies published their plans to the public in local newspapers to warn of stepped up enforcement efforts, likely the reason for a single arrest rather than multiple. On the water they used three separate buoyed [...]
Inevitably someone will call the response to this incident an over reaction, but consider that there was a potential live fragmentation grenade, probably a MK2 hand grenade with a blast radius of thirty feet or more, endangering dozens of passengers on a floating piece of vulnerable metal. I doubt most grenades travel alone, so there [...]
Emergency crews from several local agencies helped in the search for a man who is accused of jumping off an Ohio Jet Express ferry early Monday morning. The Port Clinton police, North Central EMS, Port Clinton fire, Danbury Township police, Catawba Island police, Sandusky Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, Port Clinton Harbor Patrol, Ottawa [...]
Over in the mighty UK, the Coastguard (which is just one word over there) is facing the same problems as we are. No money and a growing mission. Apparently the Coastguard used to be a workforce of members who were paid at an hourly rate, but now they consist of a mostly volunteer workforce. To [...]
This article fails to prove its point, but makes an argument that should be considered in local emergency and department planning. Local law enforcement is key to detecting and mounting an initial response to terrorist incidents. That’s a given. Uniformed officers patrol the streets daily, will likely notice anything unusual in their area before federal [...]
This is a great payoff for some solid groundwork by a Washington USCG unit. Smuggling ring identified, drugs seized, and a long sentence for a member of the Hells Angels OMG. BZ.
A Washington State man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 14 years in prison for smuggling $2 million of ecstasy [...]
Border guards across Canada say their lives are at risk because the federal government is refusing to allow them to carry firearms on joint operations with other police forces. Customs officers, expert in searching for drugs and other contraband, want to carry their guns when helping police forces on raids outside ports, airports or regular [...]
As September 11, 2001 fades into memory for some and the economy continues to produce low revenue, more ports and facilities will look to security to cut overall operating expenses. Seeing the impact of post 9/11 security costs from this single port, $4 million prior to the attack and $25 million after, it’s tough to [...]
The island nation of Seychelles says it has convicted Somali pirates for the first time. The president’s office said Monday that a court has convicted 11 Somalis for attempting to hijack a Seychelles coast guard boat last December. It said eight were convicted of piracy, while the other three were convicted of aiding and [...]
About once every quarter, the USCG Hearing Office publishes a newsletter filled with critical information about their trials and successes. One of the common trends that the office seems to hit on each time is errors preparing the case file. While the MLEM may provide case package guidance on a grander scale (arrest, seizures, etc) [...]
