Marine Safety and Environmental Protection

ADSO-MS/A America's Waterway Watch

Bill Burns                  Current Report

 

America’s Waterway Watch (AWW) is a counter terrorism public outreach effort directed at those who live, work, and play on the water to detect and report suspicious activity that may be terrorist related. Every Coast Guard Auxiliary unit should be presenting the AWW message in each public education boating safety course and each vessel safety check.

 

General information about the program

Waterway Watch Website

Public Information Website...link

The Commandant’s Directive

 

FORMS

Flotilla/Division Monthly Report Form

Flotilla/Division Annual Report Form

 

 

Wonder what to do when seeing suspicious activity on or near a waterway.  Admiral Thad Allen explains in this three minute video.  Click the button below.           America’s Waterway Watch (AWW) is a Counter Terrorism public outreach effort by the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and other federal, state and local agencies tasked with the responsibility of maritime security. The purpose of America’s Waterway Watch is to use the “eyes and ears” of waterfront users, such as boaters, marina operators and other waterfront concessionaires, to detect and report suspicious activity that may be terrorist related.   District 11 North comprises one of the largest concentrations in the number and the size of the area occupied by the physical locations of ports, port support facilities, and waterfront located industries on the West Coast. The San Francisco Bay Area not only represents a major Critical Maritime Infrastructure vitally essential to the U.S. economy, it also presents possibly the highest visibility on an international scale of being an attractive and vulnerable terrorist target.   Therefore, Waterway Watch efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area should be concentrated on potential Maritime Infrastructure targets.  This would include all bridges, all port and port service facilities in San Francisco and Oakland particularly. Port facilities and oil refineries in Richmond. And, finally, the Waterway Watch program would include any industry, any fenced area, any building, or any waterfront facility, pier, or berth area that has a MARSEC sign displayed.     Additional Information on MARSEC Levels...link

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FOR IMMEDIATE DANGER TO LIFE OR PROPERTY
CALL 911
OR US COAST GUARD ON MARINE CHANNEL 16 VHF-FM

LOOK FOR AND REPORT:

Suspicious waterfront loitering Forcible access Persons photographing, taping or sketching Boaters seeming to be forcibly controlled Apparently dangerous loads and/or cargoes Items that appear to be weapons or explosives Boats loitering under bridges or by locks or dams Diving operations near any critical infrastructure Boats or divers in naval protection zones Note appearance, size, coloring of individuals Note type of boat, car, registration, etc. If diving is involved, note color of equipment

REPORT WHAT YOU SEE TO
1-877-24-WATCH (1-877-249-2824)

For Additional Information, visit:

 

America's Waterway Watch...link

 

 

 

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