Cutting to the chase

摘要

Flag states and marine insurers are backingrnan emergency alert system which its developers say can cut the response time to pirate attacks from hours to minutes. The Ship Security Reporting System (SSRS), which was developed by marine security and tracking specialist Pole Star at the request of flags and the naval commanders operating in the Gulf of Aden, immediately alerts naval forces when a ship security alert system (SSAS) message is sent by a ship that has come under a pirate attack.