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Article: Defenshield Anti-Piracy Equipment Appears on CNN.
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- Journal of Engineering
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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Defenshield's bullet and blast resistant Rail Cap appeared on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" this week in a segment on ships fighting back against piracy. A video of the show is currently available on CNN's website at http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/10/28/todd.piracy.countermeasures .cnn.
With the recent hijacking of ships off the coast of Somalia, particularly the British couple apparently kidnapped from their yacht and still being held hostage, the problem of piracy has become more prevalent and visible, and shipping companies and operators are fighting back.
Defenshield is working with International Maritime Security Network ...