Recent Articles
The Search Authority of Maritime Cops
Over at PoliceOne Tom Burrell, the site’s Patrolling the Waterways columnist, posted an article on the search authority of maritime cops. In it he discusses the same case law we’ve profiled in our Suspicionless Stops at Sea post, but takes it a step further by including some state cases and suggestions for making sure future [...]
MS4 Pick: Most Insulting Court Decision of 2011
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, political picketing at a military funeral, even if offensive in its content and manner, is constitutionally protected if it addresses matters of public concern. Fred Phelps, the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, and six of his followers picketed the funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Mathew [...]
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 [...]
“Keep Calm” Desktop Wallpaper
Given the recent revival of the British “Keep Calm” posters, I figured it was only fitting to offer the Marsec4 fans our version. Make your desktop a litte more awesome with this one. Actually, studies* have proven that this wallpaper will make you 60% more bad ass….the remaining 40% is up to you. Available in [...]
En Route
Round chambered, eyes focused on the horizon, rotor wash and sea spray wetting your uniform, spine suffering from the up and down motion of the waves. There’s no feeling like closing on an underway target.
Fishermen, Knives, & Loss of Life in South Korea
The latest in a series of deadly clashes involving the South Korean Coast Guard and Chinese commercial fishermen in the Yellow Sea has ended in death. A Coast Guard officer was stabbed in the stomach and another injured when a Chinese crew resisted being boarded as they were fishing illegally about 55 miles from Socheong [...]
How to Prevent Water Damage to Your Smartphone
One thing that Maritime Operators have learned is that water is a very harsh environment and quite unforgiving on our gear and equipment. This goes for our personal items too. In today’s world, something that most people have on them at all times is a good ol’ smartphone. It’s just a staple of human nature. [...]
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