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WFLA - TV
Two Coast Guard pilots and two rescue swimmers just returned to Air Station Clearwater after a search and rescue mission to the Bahamas. They described the devastation and the trip. Rescue swimmer Brian Kamp says parts of the island are wiped out. “There’s debris and devastation everywhere,” said Kamp. “Just imagine, someone setting up your lego set and just destroying it. Pieces everywhere.”
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In an article published by Safety4Sea (click here for full article), the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) advises of an increase in the number of cyber campaigns targeting several different sectors since June 2019 and states that both the maritime sector and the oil and gas sector have been victims of such targeted attacks.
The report also highlights that “both obvious and less obvious companies may be affected, meaning that all types of ships, as well as shipowners’, land-based infrastructure can be vulnerable to cyber incidents. In fact, in a statement of 19 August 2019, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) states, “Especially shipowners that operate in ISPS/MARSEC level two areas or higher should be aware of the situation.”
Put simply, the maritime industry, from terminal operators to shipping companies, and from cruise lines to port authorities, this is a real and present danger.
For guidance on how you can become more proactive in your cybersecurity posture, contact the NMLEA cyber team at cyber@nmlea.org.
As mentioned in the article above, cyber attacks are on the increase. Especially in the maritime domain, and especially in coastal states. In another story published in Government Technology/Miami Herald dated 8-23-19, (click here for full article) attacks on four Florida cities over an eight week period is highlighted. Like the rising sea level from climate change, these attacks are expected to rise, too.
And, as stated above, this further illustrates the urgency for the maritime industry, to prepare and prevent these types of attacks through a holistic cybersecurity plan.
For guidance on how you can become more proactive in your cybersecurity posture, contact the NMLEA cyber team at cyber@nmlea.org.
E-navigation is defined as “the harmonized collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of marine information on board and ashore by electronic means to enhance berth to berth navigation and related services for safety and security at sea and protection of the marine environment.” The work conducted by the IMO during the last years lead to the identification of specific user needs and potential e-navigation solutions. Now let's discuss them at the 2019 e-Navigation Underway North America Conference at the Florida Aquarium on the Historic Tampa Waterfront, November 12-13, sponsored by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) and the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM).
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ABC10
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has created a new app to help boaters and paddlers navigate Lake Tahoe's expansive waters. The free Tahoe Boating app available for download at tahoeboating.org provides information about no-wake zone boundaries, area attractions and responsible recreation. TRPA says the interactive mapping feature gives boaters real-time location and direction of travel on the lake.
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NPR
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for survivors in a recent, deadly boat fire off Santa Cruz Island, California. So far, 20 bodies have been recovered from in and around the burned wreckage of the boat, which is now sitting on the sea floor about 60 feet underwater. Authorities say they believe the remaining passengers, most of whom were scuba divers, are dead. Federal and state investigators are now on the scene along with dive teams.
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Israel Homeland Security News
Increasingly connected and automated vessels are becoming a cybersecurity challenge. In an incident in February 2018, a deep draft vessel on an international voyage sailed into the Port of New York and New Jersey with its shipboard network impaired from an active cyberattack. Not surprisingly, the vessel was “operating without effective cybersecurity measures in place, exposing critical vessel control systems to significant vulnerabilities.”
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WUSF Public Media
Florida led the nation again in boating accidents, deaths and injuries, according to a Coast Guard survey of 2018 marine incidents. The Sunshine State had 607 boat accidents in 2018, resulting in 57 deaths, 297 injuries and more than $7 million in property damage. But fatal accidents fell to their lowest level in the state since 2015, the report notes. Florida also led the nation in the number of registered recreational boats.
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Homeland Preparedness News
The Coast Guard recently worked in conjunction with state and local first responders in Tennessee to conduct boat drills aboard the passenger vessel Star of Knoxville, out on the Tennessee River. Operations will span periods in the morning and afternoon, in two locales: the Knoxville Waterfront Wharf and on the Tennessee River itself, between mile markers 647 and 649. The Coast Guard, as well as the Tennessee Riverboat, Knoxville Police Department, Knoxville Fire Department, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Knox County Sheriff’s Office and University of Tennessee Theatre Department, will all be participating.
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