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Scenario 2: This second scenario

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highlights the reporting of suspicious

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activities by separate marine facilities,

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and how these separate incidents may

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indicate a larger threat within a state

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or region. A deckhand working on a ferry

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notices four adult males videotaping the

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car deck and the surrounding area during

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a transit. While taking photos and videos

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on board the ferry is not uncommon,

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passengers generally don't take video of

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the interior of the vessel. The deckhand

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is concerned enough to note that they

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are driving a white, rented van with out

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of state plates, and reports the activity

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to the captain and local police. The

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ferry captain reports the incident to

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the National Response Center which

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forwards the information to the local US

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Coast Guard sector, as well as relevant

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federal, state, local, tribal, and

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territorial entities. The local police

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forward the information to the local

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fusion center, which shares reports with

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a nationwide network of State fusion

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centers, and regional fusion centers, as

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well as with federal partners. The next

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morning a group of three men driving a

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white, rented van with out of state

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plates draws the suspicions of employees

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on another ferry, in a separate, nearby

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terminal. In this incident they videotape

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loading and unloading procedures. Ferry

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employees approach the men, who claim

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they are taking the scenic route back

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home. While two men talk, ferry workers

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notice a t"hird man standing nearby who

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is visibly trembling." The ferry employees

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report the incident to the company's

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security officer, who informs law

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enforcement and the National Response

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Center. These two reports, in conjunction

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with several other incident reports from

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crew members and passengers, lead the FBI

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to conduct a threat assessment of the

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ferry system, and conclude that the

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involved subjects are most likely

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conducting "pre-operation planning" for an attack.

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During the resulting investigation, it is

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determined that the incidents involved

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the same van, and one of the men is

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identified as the subject of an FBI

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terrorism investigation. This man was

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also spotted just two days after

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September the 11th, 2001, videotaping a

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number of non ferry locations

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all on the same day. They included an oil

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refinery, flight operations in a military

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airbase, and a bridge serving as a vital

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choke point to the area. This scenario is

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based on a real event. Although the

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investigation showed no connection to

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terrorism, the scenario demonstrates the

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important role workers in the maritime

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sector have in documenting and reporting
SAR information.