Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: maritime_port_security The Coast Guard would like to figure out ways in which it can use sensor data derived from full motion video captured by manned and unmanned aerial vehicles not only to identify objects its spots on the open seas, but also to detect such…
Coast Guard will spend millions for Sandy-related emergency supplies without ‘full and open competition’
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Due to the urgent need for food, shelter and other services in the Northeast in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Coast Guard has authorized the procurement of as much as $30 million worth of mortuary services, construction, bottled water, trailers, food services…
Laser forces Coast Guard jet to land
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Laser glare Someone on the Texas coast forced a Coast Guard Falcon jet to land after pointing a laser into the cockpit of the aircraft on Nov. 5. The jet was targeted, said the Coast Guard, as it flew near Portland, TX,…
Coast Guard continues huge post-Sandy NY and NJ water clean up
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Motiva spill In what one commander called a “monumental task,” the Coast Guard continued to help clear huge oil spills in waters near New York and New Jersey. Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, commander for the Atlantic area, made the remark during after…
Coast Guard continues huge post-Sandy NY, NJ water clean up
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Motiva spill In what one commander called a “monumental task,” the Coast Guard continued to help clear huge oil spills in waters near New York and New Jersey. Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, commander for the Atlantic area, made the remark during after…
Coast Guard to establish ‘moving safety zones’ around cruise ships on Lower Mississippi
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: maritime_port_security Image Caption: Cruise shipin New Orleans In an effort to safeguard large cruise ships using the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, LA, the U.S. Coast Guard has implemented a new rule that will establish a “moving safety zone” around each such cruise ship,…
Coast Guard signals beginning of port cleanup, warns on possible lingering water dangers
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Buoys knocked askew or sunk, channel markers overwhelmed by rising storm surge and other maritime hazards lie in the considerable wake of Hurricane Sandy in ports in New York and New Jersey. The Coast Guard is moving to begin its survey and restoration of…
NiDAR and Sentinel stood guard during London 2012 sailing events
Top Priority Sector: maritime_port_security Image Caption: Sonardyne products protectedOlymipic sailing events in London Sonardyne International Ltd. Announced on Oct. 29 that its integrated maritime security technologies were deployed to help protect the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy Marina during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games. Supplied to the Dorset…
National Guard activates forces in seven states ahead of hurricane
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: National Guard troopsprepare for Sandy About 1,500 National Guard members are on active duty supporting disaster response activities in seven states on the east coast as Hurricane Sandy approaches, according to the Department of Defense. In an Oct. 29 report, the DoD’s…
Coast Guard mounts rescue operation off Carolina coast, declares port dangers
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: HMS Bounty As Hurricane Sandy closed in on the east coast, the U.S. Coast Guard worked to rescue the crew of a ship caught in the storm off the coast of North Carolina and prepare ports for the storm’s impact. Homepage position: …