September 2nd, 2007

From the Bridge – A Maritime Update with Captain Kelly Sweeney - An update on Port Security from Captain Kelly Sweeney as he also shares up to date modern sea stories from this Master Mariner born in Fairbault, Minnesota.

• The Tong Cheng story – The Chinese Cruse Ship off Hawaii
• Maritime Security: ID Cards, and the failure to pass 100% container cargo screening this month in Congress.
• Marine use of alternative fuels like biodiesel and hybrid vessels.
• Weird weather at sea continues…
• Maritime worker ID: Why are we "carding' only US workers?
  
• Our coastal borders: When will we start using long-range tracking of ships near our country?
  
• Radiation Detectors: Only a few of our ports have them for scanning cargo containers, and now it is reported that those may not even be working efficiently.
  
• Who is pushing against increased safeguards for port security?
  
• Are the crews of foreign merchant ships in our waters operating the ships safely?
  
• Is it piracy, or terrorism?

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The other links noted during out broadcast were http://www.portsecurityupdate.com/ and http://www.uscg.mil/

Magazine Web Site: Professional Mariner

The Captain's Email: http://us.f342.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=captsweeney@professionalmariner.com

The book, From The Bridge, is still available at Amazon by clicking on the following link: From the Bridge