According to government officials, 15 Freighters Believed to Be Linked To Al Qaeda have been under observation at various ports of call and on the high seas.
These same government officials are:
Concerned about the vulnerabilities of American shipping since Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. officials have started paying more attention than ever to what cargo is loaded onto ships entering U.S. waters, and to who serves on crews, as well as to stowaways and individuals who appear to be surveying U.S. ports.
My concern is WHEN did the government REALLY “start paying attention” to the various suspicious vessels (sometimes “numbering up to 50 vessels”)? If there were up to 50 vessels at one time , then there should still be 50 vessels out there somewhere possibly “ferrying operatives, bombs, money or commodities over the high seas”… Does anyone else worry that officials may have lost track of the one vessel that may have been carrying a nuclear material?