[Fwd: RE: [Fwd: [Scan-DC] Homeland Security Observations]`]

Mon, 02 Jun 2003 20:39:37 +0000

Just to add to this thread, I returned from an Alaskan cruise and along with 
a Coast Guard escort at times, our ship was boarded by several Coast 
Guardsmen with gunbelts and guns. I spoke with a couple of them and they 
told me they were "Sea Marshals". Like the air marshal program selected 
members of the Coast Guard now ride on the cruise ships from time to time. I 
had never heard of this program and was very surprised to learn about it 
while on a cruise. Sorry they had two way radios but I never heard any radio 
traffic from them.

>From: Rick Charles <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected], Scan-DC <[email protected]>
>Subject: [Fwd: RE: [Fwd: [Scan-DC] Homeland Security Observations]`]
>Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 21:23:27 -0400
>
>  Ron, All:
>
>Since March I have been serving in the Department of Homeland Security 
>Budget Office (as the Transporation Security Desk Officer).  I forwarded 
>your email to my boss, Captain Kip Louttit, of the Coast Guard.  This is 
>his response.  Interesting stuff.
>
>Rick
>Ex AWACS guy
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: RE: [Fwd: [Scan-DC] Homeland Security Observations]`
>Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 09:43:26 -0400
>From: "Louttit, Kip" <[email protected]>
>To: "Rick Charles" <[email protected]>
>
>
>
>Rick: What your friend saw was a Homeland Security Patrol, which pre-911 
>was 1% of the CG's operations, and now is 25%.  They escort vessels in and 
>out of port to protect them from a COLE type attack, from being hijacked 
>and used as a 9-11 type weapon (smash the ship into the Key Bridge type 
>thing), and yes, ensure the crew isn't doing something they shouldn't be 
>doing, which is drop contraband overboard to waiting small boats do dodge 
>Customs.  We do this work primarily in 22-27 foot outboards, 41 foot 
>utility boats, and 87' patrol boats.
>
>
>
>Kip
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>
>
>J. Kip Louttit
>
>Interim Departmental Budget Director
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>Department of Homeland Security
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>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rick Charles [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 8:47 PM
>To: Louttit, Kip
>Subject: [Fwd: [Scan-DC] Homeland Security Observations]`
>
>
>
>Kip,
>
>Here's what one of my scanner buddies observed recently on the Bay.
>
>Rick
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>
>Subject:
>
>[Scan-DC] Homeland Security Observations
>
>Date:
>
>Sun, 18 May 2003 20:50:04 EDT
>
>From:
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>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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>To:
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>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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>
>
>All,
>
>
>
>Recently took a cruise on the Celebrity Lines M/V Galaxy. The ship departed
>
>from Baltimore (Dundalk Marine terminal). As we pulled out of the terminal 
>a
>
>CG 41-ft utility boat stood watch about 300-400 yds away as the ship
>
>maneuvered out into the main channel. This patrol boat then followed the 
>ship
>
>out under the Key Bridge and down the Bay until the Bay Bridge.
>
>
>
>On our return to Baltimore were were escorted by two CG 25-ft transportable
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>port security boats and a 41-ft utility boat. They escorted us from the Bay
>
>Bridge until we were almost docked in Dundalk.  These 25-ft boats had 
>50-cal
>
>(I'm guessing) machine guns plainly visible. These 25-ft craft continually
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>criss-crossed in front and behind the ship as well as sweeping aling the
>
>sides of the vessel.  Perhaps they were looking for any "packages" being
>
>dropped into the water or crewmen jumping into the water.
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>
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>RON
>
>ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD (NEAR BWI)
>
>Pro-2045/BC-895XLT w/Discone
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