Maritime Terror Threat
The UK is to set up a Maritime Control Centre to monitor shipping after new evidence shows increased electronic traffic concerning the traffic and movement of radiological material.
The Security Minister Lord West has said the increase in piracy around the Horn of Africa and the seaborne Mumbai terror attacks has highlighted the need for such a centre.
With the proliferation of freely available shipping information we feel this is a step in the right direction. Currently anyone can get information on vessel location size cargo destination and current location based on its AIS signal.
There would be absolutely nothing preventing the targeting of such vessels in our waters. Passenger vessels including ferries and cruise liners are at risk and we know from recovered intelligence that places of public gathering are a prime target. What better target than a cruise liner with 1 or 2 thousand people aboard.
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