Coast Guard signs pact with National Cargo Bureau

Coast Guard signs pact with National Cargo Bureau The U.S. Coast Guard, as part of its effort to bolster maritime homeland security, has signed an agreement to tap the experience the National Cargo Bureau.
   Under an agreement signed earlier this month, NCB will be given opportunities to participate in area maritime security planning processes and meet with Coast Guard officials.
   The bureau, whose inspectors are based in or travel to most ports performing hazardous cargo and bulk grain ship inspections, will report suspicious activity or other information it thinks relevant to security to the local Coast Guard Captain of the Port, and educate the public on security.
   The two groups have a long history of cooperation. The non-profit bureau was created in 1952 to assist the Coast Guard in discharging its responsibilities under the 1948 International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea and other closely related purposes.