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If anyone thinks this scenario is too fanciful to merit consideration. I suggest you look not at the terrorist attack on the French tanker LIMBURG in Yemen on

October 6, 2002. but at the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie. Scotland on December 21, 1988.

In subsequent civil litigation, Pan American Airlines was found liable for the wrongful death of the passen- gers and was not allowed to limit its liability. The air- line, which subsequently went into bankruptcy and ceased operations, was found to have had an inade- quate system for examining luggage at designated 'extraordinary security' airports. In other words, it failed to meet the regulatory and industry standards prevailing at that time. Massive civil liability and, ultimately, bankruptcy ensued.

This result was avoidable then and is avoidable now.

Ship owners and operators should pay heed and com- ply with the requirements of both the MTSA and the

U.S. Coast Guard maritime security regulations.

International ship security plans should be supplement- ed to meet the MTSA requirements and then submitted to the Coast Guard - despite the fact that the agency has

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