Medina International Holdings – StockGuru Profile – OTC: MIHI
I think there have been some recent developments in Homeland Security that will benefit Medina International Holdings.
Guarding our nations bridges and ports will open a whole new market for Medina International.
Their commercial fire, rescue, police and patrol boats are designed for law enforcement. This means law enforcement can purchase just the boat they need rather than modifying a boat. Medina’s proprietary hull design and equipment features are unique.
Small rescue boats are perfect for policing these areas.
MIHI understands international terrorism and how Homeland Security is addressing these threats by water to our country’s security.
The Coast Guard was moved into the Homeland Security Department in 2003 and is responsible for overall port security and Sheriff’s Departments are providing backup for water security issues, too.
Today hundreds of police and rescue scuba team divers who have long tasked with pulling bodies and crime-scene evidence from the murky depths, are NOW being trained to help protect the nation’s ports, harbors and waterways against terrorists as part of a new Coast Guard post-9/11 mission.
“For the first time in the (scuba) industry, we have a malicious threat to manage,” says Steven Orusa of the International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists. “Any place that has water in its jurisdiction may have a risk — recreational, commercial, shipping or industrial.”
Homeland Security implemented new rules for boaters, a fact of which not many are aware. Boaters are limited from getting closer than 1,000 yards to ships carrying ammonia or gas. They must stay 100 yards away from cruise ships. Violating a zone can lead to fines up to $32,500 or as much as six years in jail.
This means that not only is the Coast Guard working to protect our ports, bridges and waterways but now Sheriff’s departments are doing the same and they ALL need equipment designed for what they are doing. PLUS the federal government is allocating funds to Sheriff’s departments for Homeland Security!
No one keeps count of how many dive teams there are across the country, but those who work in the field say there are hundreds, maybe thousands. Some are small volunteer fire company units; some are big-city operations, responsible for underwater security at huge commercial shipping ports, with dozens of divers and they have millions of dollars’ worth of equipment.
These teams are getting new equipment, and specially designed boats for their mission fills the bill. Medina International is right there. They have a rescue boat designed just for the job.
Coast Guard Increases Number of Divers
More than 600 divers have been trained by the Coast Guard for Homeland Defense and they will need boats. The Coast Guard worked with Homeland Security’s intelligence division to develop a course that teaches divers how to search for and identify “underwater hazardous devices” or explosives that might have been placed on ship hulls, bridges or piers.
The Coast Guard also has a dozen of its own diver teams as part of quick-response teams established after 2001 to help with port and offshore security.
While the Coast Guard won’t say how many divers there are, the number has doubled since 9/11 –and can move in fast when intelligence indicates a threat.
In most cities, underwater security is the responsibility of local police and other agencies.
These teams do underwater hull searches and sweep ports and they have developed a whole new layer of skill sets.
In Jacksonville, the 16-member dive team responsible for underwater security is part of the Sheriff Department’s homeland security division. In the past two years, the team has received $596,000 from Washington to buy equipment, including boats, a sonar system and an underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle), according to Roy Henderson, the city’s homeland security chief.
The FBI is concerned that terrorists will learn some of the same underwater skills.
Recently the FBI began asking dive shop owners to be on the lookout for anyone suspicious asking for advanced diver training.
I believe MIHI brings the kind of real world experience that benefits a world class organization. The hull design and the equipment features that MIHI is delivering are exactly what 21st Century law enforcement and military must have.
Source: US Today and Medina International Holdings, Inc.
Medina International Holdings, Inc.
255 S. Leland Norton Way,
San Bernardino, CA 9240
Phone: (909) 522-4414
Email: info@medinaih.com
Website: www.medinaih.com
www.medinamarine.com
Investor Relations
Contact Person: Krishna Mankal
Phone Number: (909) 522-4414
About Medina International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: MIHI): produces commercial fire, rescue, police and patrol boats utilizing the highest design and performance standards. The company’s products combine safety, power, handling and stability with a proprietary hull design and equipment features that address specific niche markets.
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