Maltamedia Daily News, Malta
The US Coast Guard announced that it will intensify its scrutiny of ships calling at US ports registered in Malta and countries that have not yet implemented the basic antiterrorist security measures.
The news agency Caltrade Report stated that Malta together with Cyprus, Honduras, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Panama, Russia, Singapore, and Thailand are the targeted countries, will be prohibited to enter US ports.
The US Coast Guard will be looking for a number of indicators to determine if a ship should be targeted for increased scrutiny including the individual vessel's record of ownership and registry, the ship's agency or management company, and the security standards in place at its last five ports of call. Vessels will also be targeted for boardings based on intelligence information, or on a random basis.
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