Counter Piracy

Piracy is a major worldwide problem for shipping companies, ships, and crew members. Pirates continue to exploit the shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, and other parts of the world. The level of violence against ships and crews continues to increase. Pirates are demanding ransoms well into the millions of dollars for the safe return of vessels and crews. Piracy and violence against vessels is now spreading to all parts of the world. Ships with good situational awareness and security contingency plans in place have a greater than 90% chance of countering pirate attacks. The Secure Waters professionals provide shipping companies, private yachts, and insurance companies a variety of counter-piracy services and consulting programs including:

- Security Contingency plans
- Crew Training (one-day counter-piracy seminar for crews)
- Shipboard security teams
- Contingency plan reviews and assessments for insurance carriers
- ISPS evaluations and planning
- Threat intelligence briefings
- Technology programs

Crew training and shipboard readiness along with a commonsense approach are the keys to mitigating the threat of piracy worldwide. The Secure Waters team is experienced in maritime security operations and can deploy worldwide to mitigate any maritime security threat. Secure Waters team members are prior Coast Guard, military or maritime law enforcement officers with worldwide experience.

Cost Reduction: The Secure Waters team works with each client to reduce security costs while maximizing their security budgets through a variety of programs. 1. Secure Waters offers a variety of security services (security guards, technology, consulting, and training) so clients have one point of contact for security. Bundling multiple services reduces long term program costs. 2. The team works with each client’s insurance company to develop a security risk mitigation program that reduces exposure from theft, loss, or damage (clients typically experience a 5-10% insurance premium reduction after the first year of service). 3. The management team works with the client to integrate security into their day to day operations to achieve operational efficiencies and reduce client costs. 4. Secure Waters offers concierge security service’s through our clients to their customers to provide additional revenue for our clients.

Secure Waters offers the following services for our commercial and private clients: