Sign On SD – The Coast Guard and San Diego Unified Port District were sued in federal court to enforce a 100-yard security zone requirement for cruise ships that dock at San Diego’s waterfront. The Navy Broadway Complex Coalition, which has been fighting the construction of a newly completed cruise ship terminal on Broadway Pier, [...]
HS Today – In April 2010, US Coast Guard intelligence officials reported that there’s been no credible terrorist threats identified against ferries and their facilities during the last year, even though maritime intelligence officials did identify the presence of terrorist groups that have the capability of attacking a ferry, according to the public version of [...]
Florida Today – Cape Canaveral Air Force Station security officials took a man into custody today after he came ashore in a 25-foot-long sailboat that was flying what appeared to be a flag bearing Arabic writing. Officials said the man gave base security several false names. Brevard County Sheriff’s deputies took the unidentified man into [...]
Express Buzz – While a tribunal in India has upheld the government’s decision to continue the ban on the LTTE saying that it is still alive and kicking, Sri Lankan experts have come out with the finding that a top military and intelligence functionary of the outfit, going by the nom de guerre Vinayakam, is [...]
Nation – Investigations launched following the recent sensational discovery in Mullaitivu of a mass grave of at least 26 service personnel summarily executed by the LTTE is now unfolding another weird and gruesome massacre by them. It has transpired during investigations that two of four hardcore terrorists in custody had been directly involved in the [...]
NY Times – The Department of Homeland Security is planning to get rid of the color-coded terrorism alert system. Known officially as the Homeland Security Advisory System, the five-color scheme was introduced by the Bush administration in March 2002. Red, the highest level, meant “severe risk of terrorist attacks.” The lowest level, green, meant “low [...]
Press of AC – The federal government may be planning ways to more carefully scrutinize airline cargo, but the issue of dealing with goods brought to this country by ship is still a major issue. In fact, it’s one that U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2nd, says is being neglected. LoBiondo said ports such as Atlantic [...]
HSToday – The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ability to track “all small vessels – through transponders or other methods – may be of limited utility because of the large number of small vessels, the difficulty identifying threatening actions, the challenges associated with getting resources on scene in time to prevent an attack once it [...]
The Day – One year ago this newspaper expressed concern over the high-risk gamble the Obama administration would be taking in placing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and his alleged co-conspirators on trial in a civilian court in New York, just blocks from the World Trade Center attack [...]
Local police are calling this an act of domestic terrorism. Without knowing the motivation for damaging the structure, that sounds like a stretch. AL – County crews working through the night were able to repair an Alabama bridge damaged late Tuesday in what authorities called domestic terrorism. Baldwin County Highway Department Director Cal Markert said [...]
US president Barack Obama’s visit wasn’t as free of security-frights as it first appears. A man, possibly on a suicide mission, had those responsible for the American president’s safety nervous for over 24 hours. Barely a few hours before he arrived, witnesses reported that a 30-something man, still unidentified, jumped off the Bandra-Worli Sea Link [...]
A gunman fired at a U.S. Coast Guard recruiting center in Woodbridge late Monday or early Tuesday, and investigators are trying to determine whether the attack was related to a recent series of shootings targeting U.S. military facilities in Northern Virginia. Also Tuesday, Sgt. Kim Chinn, Prince William County police spokeswoman, said forensic analysis has [...]
Two articles detailing simultaneous multi-agency surge operations in the ports of Baltimore and Hampton Roads, including the first instance we’ve seen publicized where a TWIC Reader was not only used at a seaport, but produced positive results. Good catch for those involved in the Hampton Roads operation. The Coast Guard, along with other federal, state [...]
Here’s an article out of India concerning court rulings on evidence seized from the fishing trawler Kuber following the 2008 terror attack on Mumbai. The trawler was hijacked by the terrorists and used to infiltrate them into India’s coastal waters, where they deployed inflatable rafts for their landing. The Bombay High Court, in an effort [...]
A large firecracker caused a blast near a Los Angles-area harbor that sent police scrambling to evacuate the neighborhood and order bomb squads into a hotel parking garage early Sunday, authorities said. An M-80 explosive device went off at around the same time an SUV was vandalized in the area, said Los Angeles Police Deputy [...]
When the real thing happened in Mumbai, depending on the news source, the local fishermen either immediately reported the suspects, or backed off when one responded, “Don’t hassle me. I’m in a terrible mood.” Either way, the terrorists made it into taxis and started a wave of death and destruction spanning three days that left [...]
Dug this story out of an AFP article covering some recent attacks in Yemen by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). No doubt a targeted killing associated with a published hit list of fifty-five Yemeni law enforcement and security officials in Abyan, a city neighboring the port in Balhaf. If we find any more [...]
If you have a laser pointer, don’t aim it for the sky, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday. Ten cases have been reported this summer of someone pointing lasers at aircraft flying between Cape May and Ocean City, the Coast Guard said. Coast Guard aircraft doing search-and-rescue missions or training exercise have been the target [...]
