Three months before the terror hit Mumbai's heart, Indian Navy had proposed to strengthen coastline security with modern equipments
Three months before the terror hit Mumbai's heart, Indian Navy had proposed to strengthen coastline security with modern equipments
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The 2008 Mumbai terror attacks could have been averted, if appropriate security measures had been implemented along the coastline.
Three months before the incident, Indian Navy had proposed installing modern equipments to secure the harbours. A Global Request for Information (RFI) was issued to the private companies specialised in manufacturing such equipments mainly known as home land security devices.u00a0
According to sources, to strengthen coastline security the Navy is planning to install an equipment known as Hull Scanner that can scan the hull of floating vessels, thus preventing entry by any rogue vessel or one carrying any contraband.u00a0
"It will help in improving the security along the coastline. We have already given presentation of our system to the navy. Our modern sensors laced are far better than the ones being used presently," said Jan Widerstrom, country head of Saab International, one of the international arms manufacturing companies.
"The scanners would be equipped with sonar and other sophisticated techniques to scan the hull and other parts of the ship which remain under water. If something suspicious is detected the signal will be passed to an autonomous vehicle, which will immediately respond," Wilderstrom added.
