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August 5

Press Release CONTACT: The Maritime & Port Security ISAO (MPS-ISAO) 904-476-7858 Deborah Kobza THE MPS-ISAO, MARITIME ISAC, MARTIME SECURITY COUNCIL, AND NMLEA JOIN FORCES TO ADVANCE MARITIME SECURITY RESILIENCE Kennedy Space Center, FL, July 28, 2020 — The Maritime & Port Security ISAO (MPS-ISAO), the Maritime ISAC, the Maritime Security Council (MSC), and the National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy (NMLEA) today announced a collaborative initiative, the “Maritime Security Resilience Alliance” that has unified advancing global Maritime security resilience (physical, cyber, cognitive – disinformation/misinformation) by accelerating information sharing, coordinated response and adoption of best practice supported by education. READ MORE

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Interior must stand with coast guard and support offshore wind Inside Sources If millions of Americans trust the Coast Guard’s unique experience with coastal defense, search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement, then coastal communities, businesses and the Department of the Interior can trust the Coast Guard to assess accurately the benefits and risks of our country’s burgeoning offshore wind industry. READ MORE

Pandemic brings sharp increase in boating; State officials stress safety, licensing, on state's crowded waterways Journal Inquirer State and local officials are reminding people to follow proper certification and safety protocols on rivers and lakes as they have seen a more than 40% increase in boating activity this year, which they suspect is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

Company and employee rights during a US Coast Guard investigation Maritime Executive The U.S. Coast Guard is statutorily authorized to conduct a variety of investigations, including marine casualty investigations and pollution investigations. Special Agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service can also conduct criminal investigations. This article provides guidance to commercial operators and their employees in dealing with a Coast Guard investigation, most likely following either a marine casualty or a pollution incident. READ MORE

COVID-19 has increased the chances of marine industry cyberassaults Work Boat Desperate for information, a work-at-home employee of an industrial port tenant clicks on what appears to be an official looking source promising the latest COVID-19 updates, only to innocently launch malware that for a time disables his employer’s GPS system. READ MORE

I'm on a boat: What to know and how to go about renting a boat in the age of COVID-19 USA Today With the sun warming our skin, the wind blowing through our hair and the sea spraying onto our faces, it could not have been a better day out on the water on a recent Friday morning in Florida. We spotted dolphins feeding and frolicking, birds playing in the updrafts and settling onto their sanctuary roosts and other boaters seeking a sense of normalcy in an otherwise abnormal world. READ MORE

Unmasking trends in maritime crime in the Caribbean Maritime Executive While life on land for most people has been unusually sedentary in 2020 with significant travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders, the maritime space has remained remarkably active. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the Caribbean’s maritime domain has garnered widespread attention on three fronts. READ MORE

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