Monthly Archives: August 2009
Re-post of Maritime Vital Asset Protection mission goals
Re-posted from Friday, April 25, 2008 Maritime Vital Asset Protection, LLCAs a relatively new security company (LLC), we provide security consultation and training for vessel owners, captains and crewmembers. Services offered: * Security Assessments. The first step in determining the needs of the client, we evaluate the risk and threat based upon where the vessel … Continue reading
Two items for late Aug 09
In the Saturday, 16 Aug 2009 edition of the the Key West Keynoter (local newspaper), there is an article on the the rise in motor thefts – the gist being boaters are setting up ‘neighborhood watch’ type programs and looking out for each other. A good thing. The second item is in the July 2009 … Continue reading
Travel Common Sense
Here is a link to a fairly well written article. It points out that you the traveler need to evaluate the situation and make the decisions for yourself. Don’t rely solely on the ‘experts’ advice. Traveling with Terrorhttp://www.undercurrent.org/blog/2009/08/13/dive-travel-and-terrorists/
TASER Issues
This from the Taser Blog – http://blog.taser.com/2009/08/the-taser-worked/. The Taser is not a magic weapon. Use it as intended – to temporarily incapacitate an attacker. Then use other means to control the situation (further strikes, better cover position for firearms usage, etc.) or to move to another location (get off the X).If interested, visit http://www.pamcompersonalsecurity.com/ and … Continue reading
Attacks on land
Attack on Tobago – http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1204029/British-couple-hacked-knife-wielding-robber-Caribbean-resort-island.html Just posting to remind you to be vigilant – even in places that seem like ‘paradise’.