Monthly Archives: October 2012

Three items of interest for readers of the blog. 1. New GOST Marine Security Products at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Bahia Mar Yachting Center, October 25-29. Products on display – Booth 310. Live product demonstrations aboard Phantom, F/G Dock 16. 2. Drug Bust in Bocas – a good tale of situational awareness. Not … Continue reading »

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA (USA) – Marine security, tracking and monitoring products supplier GOST™ (Global Ocean Security Technologies) recently hosted nearly 100 dealers at its annual sales and technical training seminar at the Bahia Mar Resort in Fort Lauderdale. The one-day seminar featured an overview of the GOST product line, sales and marketing tips and an … Continue reading »

One of the key points made here on this blog about personal and cruising security is situational awareness (SA). Learning about the places you go and live through research is one of the main methods we use to start our SA. Here is a link to an article from SOFREP – Pedestrian Intelligence They lay … Continue reading »

Another report from Noonsite – Colombia, Santa Marta, Taganga Bay: Armed Boarding and Robbery A nice summary of lessons learned from the cruisers at the end of the article (below). Perhaps the cruisers with dogs aboard also have an option to consider…. at least as an early warning system. Lessons Learnt: 1. Do NOT check … Continue reading »