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| Australia Sets Up 1000 Nautical Mile Security Zone Around Coastline |
| 2004-12-14 |
| Australia is casting a 1000 nautical mile security zone around the coastline as part of a new maritime plan to counter terrorism and protect shipping, ports and oil rigs from attack. Under the new offshore protection command, the Howard Government will monitor thousands of ships approaching some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world and intercept suspicious vessels. The $4 million revamp of maritime security arises from a taskforce that identified threats from the sea as fears increase around the world of terrorist attacks through less secure ports and on vulnerable oil tankers. Australia has been reviewing and upgrading its port security to match the higher standards at airports, introduced since the terror attacks of September 11. |
| Posted by:God Save The World |
| #7 DRINK ALERT!!!! Don't DO that Frank!!! |
| Posted by: rkb 2004-12-14 7:46:30 PM |
| #6 TW - wait for menopause....wishes granted may be more than you desired |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-12-14 7:45:11 PM |
| #5 Perhaps we should set up a 12,500 nm security zone. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-12-14 7:42:54 PM |
| #4 How can they tell if a ship is suspicious? It wouldn't have twirly mustaches and a monocle, I imagine, so what does one look for? I may want to be suspicious someday, although I'm told I don't look at all like a ship ... and to my shame I've never been able to grow a mustache, not even a pitiful one like Bashir Assad. I'd be willing to invest in a monocle, though, if that's the right thing to do. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-12-14 7:41:16 PM |
| #3 This is how your Rule Britannia gets started. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-12-14 4:58:33 PM |
| #2 "This is my line of death. Do not cross my line of death." |
| Posted by: BH 2004-12-14 4:18:26 PM |
| #1 Aye mate! Too bad it is only nautical, 1k miles encompases quite a few countries too. |
| Posted by: Mac Suirtain 2004-12-14 4:16:40 PM |