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A new precedent

Historically, infrequent and remote disasters have resulted in short-term and/or unpublicized use of commer- cial maritime assets for response. Each time, however, when called to react to wild? res and environmental spills or to support mass evacuations and transport of emergency supplies, these resources have demonstrated their utility in response operations. With developing nations’ need for energy, both from oil and increasingly from renewable energy sources, OSVs and other industrial workboats are seeing more universal application within and across existing and developing eco- nomic zones. An approach utilizing these valuable assets in crisis situations is a concept worth exploring.

Serving as the catalyst between recog- nized response needs but unrecognized response capabilities, Chaos Ready can be an effective tool in crisis response regardless of type, magnitude, or loca- tion. Rather than rely on overly special- ized and narrow-purpose resources, the

Chaos Ready concept aims to capitalize on the maritime industry’s innate capa- bility to perform many response activi- ties as an unintended consequence of their wide variety of industrial missions.

The elements of a better disaster re- sponse mechanism already exist within the maritime sector. Industry efforts have created potential avenues of co- operation and technology exists that can connect resources with the stake- holders that require them. By encour- aging collaboration between entities,

Chaos Ready Inc. fosters the develop- ment of a critical response infrastruc- ture based on existing resources. A net- work which reaches across industrial, commercial, and regional boundaries.

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