| The demand for marine security systems has | | | | marine security method. |
| increased a lot lately so many marine security | | | | Iritant sprays have a great incapacitation effect |
| equipment has been developed to respond to this | | | | that can create panic among the attackers but it |
| demand. But most of the marine security | | | | requires the others to wear special protective |
| equipment is nothing but normal home or car | | | | masks. |
| security systems modified a little. The new | | | | Thermobaric weapons are not lethal marine |
| generation of marine security systems comes | | | | security equipment weapons that use high |
| with a wide range of products that 'shoot not to | | | | temperature to incapacitate the oponent for a |
| kill'. Here is a short description of a few of these | | | | certain amount of time. |
| devices: | | | | These temporary stun effects that are |
| A very innovative marine security system is the | | | | generated by the non lethal weapons are |
| RGES, or the running gear entanglement system. | | | | designed this way in order to help gain precious |
| This concept is still under development, but when | | | | time in case of emergency so that the special |
| it will be ready it will be able to protect the ships | | | | troops can intervene and control the situation |
| that are docked in a port, and other important | | | | easily and to arrest the people that are |
| things that may be stationed, like museums or | | | | trespassing immediately. Remember that these |
| valuable shipments. This RGES device can entangle | | | | weapons' effect lasts a short amount of time in |
| the propeller of other ships that are trying to get | | | | which you need to act as quick as you can. The |
| inside the port's unauthorized areas. It is a | | | | non lethal weapons' effect is not lethal but it can |
| rope-net that can wrap around the vessel's | | | | produce minor injuries like bruises, some other |
| propeller. | | | | major injuries and even death in certain situations. |
| Impact projectiles are another type of protective | | | | But they are designed in such way to avoid death |
| method - they can be rubber balls or projectiles | | | | as much as possible so these kind of accidents do |
| that are launched at very high speed at the | | | | not happen often. |
| 'enemy' and that have the purpose of knocking | | | | The 'shoot not to kill weapons' can also be used |
| the opponent. | | | | to disperse large crowds. The best are the |
| Anti traction materials are extremely slippery | | | | irritants. Many say that instead of shooting a |
| substances that must be sprayed on the floors | | | | machine gun at an out of control crowd its much |
| and they stop both people and vehicles from | | | | better to throw in some non lethal irritant foam. It |
| circulating in that area. Spraying this material on | | | | has been tested that this foam can rapidly drive |
| the restricted areas has proven to be a useful | | | | an angry crowd away without any bloodshed. |