IMMARBE evaluates IMSN’s anti-piracy system
The International Maritime Security Network (IMSN) has developed a solution to combat piracy with its Triton Shield Anti-Piracy System (APS) -a multi-layered defence package designed to detect, deter and defend against piracy.
After five years of research and testing, the final phase of testing for the Triton Shield APS will be completed by the end of March aboard a Horizon Lines vessel on a voyage from Jacksonville in Florida to San Juan in Puerto Rico. The system, which incorporates training, education, technological deterrents and security, will be observed and evaluated during this voyage by a representative from the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE). The voyage will test IMSN’s early-detection cameras, ballistic armour for safe rooms, and upgrades to the Triton Shield wall-of-water device. In addition, IMMARBE will observe crew training and a security team’s role aboard the vessel. IMSN’s Triton Shield APS provides layered security beginning with a camera system to detect any watercraft that enters a one-mile radius of the IMSN-equipped vessel. Additionally, the Triton Shield water system discharges a powerful wall of water alongside of the ship, which can run continuously on vessels transiting through high-risk waters, making it extremely difficult for pirates to scale the hull of the ship. The wall of water can flood small boats within minutes, and it can be further enhanced with environmentally safe irritants to make the pirates‘ attempts to board the vessel even more difficult. "While there is little credible threat of pirates in the Caribbean waters, the Horizon Lines vessel will allow testing of all processes and training of crew members at sea," said Captain Timothy Nease (ret.), co-founder & CEO of IMSN. He added that this initial testing is imperative in preparation for another voyage on a different carrier scheduled to transit the high-risk waters off Africa in April. The world’s largest ship registry, the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA), has certified the Triton Shield APS based on a demonstration conducted in Panama last September. IMSN also presented its Anti-Piracy course, which the PMA is currently evaluating for certification. The Triton Shield APS was designed using anti-piracy intelligence and real world experience combined with the concept of force continuum. IMSN believes that piracy is a criminal action, and is therefore a law enforcement issue that should be met with appropriate counter-measures. Quelle: eyefortransport |