BoatBanter.com - Coast Guard Tips Off Ships Before Security Inspections

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On Sat, 20 May 2006 06:08:22 -0400, Harry Krause
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - Under intense pressure from shipping companies
concerned about costly delays, the Coast Guard is tipping off some large
commercial ships about security searches that had been a surprise,
according to high-ranking Coast Guard officials.

Think how much of a surprise it will be to the captain that didn't get
tipped off. This may be a good thing.

The reality we learned in ther drug was was they seldom found anything
that was really hidden on a ship without a tip.
There is easily two to three million cubic feet in a ship with
thousands of bulkheads that could hide a secret compartment.
"Searching" one without cutting it apart is virtually impossible.

When you're hammered, you should type more slowly.