EYES ON THE WATER 
What Should I Look For?. As a regular along the waterfront, you have a good idea about what activities are routine and what would seem unusual or suspicious. Take note of the number or people involved, what they look like, and what their car, truck or boat looks like. What you see may be innocent, but reporting it to authorities will help insure our security. Places of Particular Interest Keep an eye out for strange activities around key waterfront locales, such as the following: - Under or around bridges.
- Around entrances to tunnels.
- Near power plants.
- Near water intakes and treatment plants.
- Near oil or chemical facilities.
- At and around fuel docks.
- Near military bases.
Commercial Ships and Ports Be aware of unusual behavior near freighters, barges and other commercial ships, such as: - Filming or shooting photos of or from ships.
- Divers near the ship.
- Recovering or tossing items into the water or on the shoreline.
- Signaling between ships or to shore.
- Transfer of people or things between ships, or between ship and shore outside of port.
- Security changes or lack of usual security.
- Missing or broken fencing or lighting around facilities.
- Operating in an unusual area.
- Anchoring in an area not typically used as a anchorage.
- Unusual night operations.
- Any aggressive or suspicious activities.
Recreational Boats Be aware of unusual behavior by pleasure boats such as: - Fishing or hunting in locations not typically used for those sports.
- Unattended boats.
- Unusual vehicle or boat characteristics.
- Unusual filming or photography.
- Unusual diving near bridges, tunnels, power plants, etc.
- Recovering or tossing items into water or on to shore.
- Flashing lights (signaling) between boats or boats and shore.
- Unusual transfer of people or things between boats, or between boats and shore.
- Frequent trips between borders.
- Operating or anchoring in unusual areas.
- Unusual night activities.
- Any aggressive or suspicious activities.
Phone
1-800-424-8802
(The National Response Center) VHF-FM Radio
CHANNEL 16
(The International Distress Frequency) For all emergencies
DIAL 911 | 
