Project Kraken
Project Kraken
Invitation to attend a Counter Terrorism Awareness
Presentation
As a member of Project Pegasus or Project Kraken you are invited
to attend a (free of charge) Counter Terrorism Awareness
Presentation.
Project Griffin is a very successful scheme through which Sussex Police engages with local communities in order to raise awareness of terrorism and crime in your local community. Due to the success of Project Griffin with our partners and the community at Gatwick Airport, the Project Griffin team have arranged presentations across the county to raise awareness with other communities, including those businesses and communities in and around maritime and general aviation sites.
The presentation will include:
- CTIU (Special Branch)
- Military Bomb disposal unit
- Hostile reconnaissance
- Cordon support and control
- Bomb scene management
- Command structure
- Buffet lunch & refreshments
Locations & timings:
- Eastbourne Lawn Tennis club - 30 April 9am
- Bannatyne Spa hotel Hastings - 3rd May 9am
To secure your place please contact the Project Griffin team.
Protect your local community from the threat of terrorism and crime and improve communication links with Sussex Police.
What is Project Kraken?
Do you live on the coast, work in the marine industry, own a
boat or take part in waterborne activities? Project Kraken is a
national police maritime crime and counter-terrorism strategy
linked to other police forces, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and the
Serious And Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). It provides a reporting
system which protects the UK coastline against terrorism, serious
organised crime such as human and drugs trafficking and the theft
of boats and equipment.
In times of increased terrorist threat levels or a stolen boat
report we may contact you with information about what to look for
and as the 2012 Olympic sailing events in Dorset approach
we ask you to be increasingly vigilant.
Enrol online here today, watch the Project Kraken video and help keep our
coastline and your boat and its equipment safe!
The current UK terrorist threat level is substantial - an attack is a strong possibility so please view the Security Service (MI5) "What You Can Do" advice and the "What To Look For" information below.
Please report anything suspicious or which looks out of place by calling your local Police on 101 or confidentially on the Anti-Terrorist Hotline or Crimestoppers numbers below. To report a crime in progress or an imminent threat always call 999!
What to look for - do not take direct action or reveal your suspicions!
- Boats with names or identification numbers painted out, altered or erased
- People or packages landed or disembarked from boats in unusual locations and transferred into waiting vehicles. Why are they suspicious? Note times, locations, descriptions of vessels, persons, including boat names, sail numbers, hull colours or other distinctive markings. If vehicles are seen note make, registration, colour and nationality
- Boats moving late at night or early in the morning in suspicious circumstances, showing little or no navigational lighting or signalling to persons or vehicles ashore
- Boats which may be overloaded, appear low in the water, contain people who do not appear to be able to handle the vessel or are inadequately dressed for the prevailing weather conditions
- Boats containing people who appear to be engaged in unusual boat handling techniques such as recovering swimmers or divers from the water
- Rigid inflatable boats moving at unusual times or seen in unusual locations and fitted with extra fuel tanks
- Suspicious requests to buy or store large amounts of fuel, satellite navigational equipment, gas bottles, chemicals, uniforms or badges
- Suspicious or unfamiliar persons seen in marinas or coastal areas carrying tools, paying attention to or taking photographs of vessels with high value items such as engines and electronic navigational equipment
- Suspicious persons who ask questions about security procedures or who are observed filming/taking photographs/making notes or drawing diagrams of: military/police/security facilities, vulnerable public areas such as bridges, tourist attractions, shopping, restaurant or passenger processing, embarkation/disembarkation routes at cruise ship, ferry terminals or docking facilities
- Suspicious persons seen to abandon a vehicle onboard a ferry and walk ashore or who leave a vehicle in an unusual position in areas of high volume public or passenger access
- Suspicious vessels observed entering maritime restricted areas or seen in close proximity to large cargo or passenger vessels whilst underway or at anchor
- Suspicious persons seeking unusual instruction on the water such as diving, hiring powerboats, inflatable RHIBS or yachts. Who are they and where are they from? Obtain as much information as possible.
