Marine Salvage Capabiltiies. Responding to Terrorist Attacks in U.S. Ports-Actions to Improve Readiness. Report of the Committee for Marine Salvage Response Capability: A Workshop

摘要

Federal officials and industry leaders have recently focused national attention on the security of U.S. seaports and posed serious questions about how best to prevent future terrorist incidents in and around these facilities. Equally important, however, are questions about U.S. capabilities to respond adequately to a terrorist incident should one occur. Ports and waterways are vital to the nation's economic well-being, and the closure of major harbors would have an enormous impact on both commercial and military operations. The response to such incidents would involve many government agencies and organizations at the federal, state, and local levels. With this in mind, the U.S. Navy Office of the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SupSalv) asked the National Academies Marine Board within the Transportation Research Board to convene a workshop of marine transportation and salvage professionals as well as organizational stakeholders in government and industry.