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Ports had no security before 2001? What does TSA do there?
by rendaw 7mo ago
Ports had no security before 2001? What does TSA do there?
- 5555624 7mo agoThe Coast Guard has long been responsible for port security. TSA does administer TWIC, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, which is a biometric identification system go access to secure port facilities.
- LeChuck 7mo agoPorts did indeed have very little security before 2001 (compared to now). See ISPS code: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ship_and_Port_Facility_Security_Code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ship_and_Port_Fa...
- rawfan 7mo agoYeah, it was actually a lot of fun. I worked in a port-related area and often we would just cruise around the port and look at the ships. If it looked cool we would yell loudly and ask if we could come aboard. The seamen were usually thrilled to show us around their massive ships and would often invite us to a barbecue. With the introduction of the ISPS all of that was over in an instant.