Category: Terrorism
Gunplay on Iraq’s Shatt al-Arab
A collection of State Department Escalation of Force Reports filed by security contractors in Iraq were recently made public following a FOIA request by the tabloid website Gawker. Included are summaries of maritime related incidents reported to the RSO in Basrah between February and June 2007 that occurred on the Shatt al-Arab in the vicinity [...]
A Look at Kidnapping through the Lens of Protective Intelligence
By Scott Stewart At the moment a kidnapping occurs, the abduction team usually has achieved tactical surprise and usually employs overwhelming force. To the previously unsuspecting victim, the abductors seemingly appear out of nowhere. But when examined carefully, kidnappings are, for the most part, the result of a long and carefully orchestrated process. They do [...]
Waterborne IED threats and the Straits of Hormuz
When the Japanese supertanker M/V M. Star was attacked by a waterborne IED in July 2010, I think that most MARSEC4 readers were only surprised that it took so long to happen. M/V Star was underway off of the Northwest coast of the United Arab Emirates from Das island when crew members reported a bright flash [...]
Suspected Suicide Boat vs HMS Iron Duke
The UK’s Daily Mail is reporting that in April 2011 one of their nation’s warships, the HMS Iron Duke, opened fire on a what they’re saying was a suspected Iranian military suicide craft that approached the ship while transiting the Persian Gulf off the coast of Bahrain. The incident began with an unidentified speedboat crewed [...]
Luxury Yacht Yields Largest British Coke Bust
Officers from Britain’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and Border Agency (UKBA) have seized 1.2 tons of cocaine from a luxury yacht named Louise moored in the port of Southhampton. The stash, worth an estimated £300 million, was found hidden under the bathing deck of the yacht. The drug was 90 percent pure compared to [...]
In Photos: IDF Finds Small Boats Can Pack a Lot of Small Arms
On Monday Israeli Defense Forces and Israel Police thwarted an attempt by two Palestinians to smuggle weapons from Jordan to the Judea Region using a rubber inflatable boat. On board were ten AK-47s, ten magazines and approximately 300 bullets. Point to remember is that small boats, even something like a jetski or raft, can pose [...]
Active Shooters & Making a Difference
On Friday a thirty-two year old male disguised as a police officer boarded a ferry on Lake Tyrifjorden, Norway and set off for the island of Utoya. The transit was short with the island only several hundred yards off the mainland. Once on shore he acted as if he was conducing a security and welfare [...]
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