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Navy Chief,
I agree with you that maritime security has increased dramatically in recent years, however there is a long way to go. Considering it is almost a boundless problem, much technology and cooperation between enforcement agencies need to implemented. Unless something has recently changed (which it may have) I don't believe we board and inspect every vessel that comes to our shores. The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (which was supposed to go into full effect in July of this year) is a sort of self implementing / self policing sort of legislation. Which means each ship develops and implements its own security plans. Now the USCG does do some "racial profiling" if you will. Ships that have a questionable history or fly flags of contentious contries will be boarded every single time. There is constant technology insertions in this arena. One of the hottest is container security.
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