Attachment 2- Sample Tasks.pdf

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Task 1– Priority 2 Background: Vessel A was recently interdicted off the coast of Mauritania with illegal immigrants on board. Vessel A had recently departed Freetown Sierra Leon in route to Europe. Vessel B is currently trading in West Africa and is operating similar to Vessel A. Vessel B is Greek owned and may engage in illicit activities.

1) Provide information on the ownership of both Vessel A and Vessel B to include:

registered owner, beneficial owner, principals of these companies, addresses phone numbers, etc.

2) Provide information on activities of Vessel A while in port Freetown and for 6 months prior to the smuggling operation, to include: port calls, port agents, cargo, vessel charterer, manager of the vessel, crew lists, etc.

3) Provide information on the previous 6 month activities of Vessel B, to include:

port calls, port agents, cargo, vessel charterer, manager of the vessel, crew lists, etc.

4) Provide any additional information regarding other individuals associated with these vessels that are suspected of illicit or nefarious activities.

Task 2– Priority 2 Background:

Company A Traders Limited located in Tanzania, and Company A Traders (S.S.) is located in Eritrea. These companies are of interest due to suspected links to criminal, extremist, and/or smuggling activity in the Horn of Africa

Entity: Company A Traders Limited Company Owner: Unknown Phone: Unknown Address: Unknown –Tanzania

Entity: Company A Traders (S.S) Company Owner: Unknown Phone: Unknown Address: Unknown - Eritrea

1) What are the names of the owners?

a. Who are their business and personal contacts in the shipping industry?

b. What other companies do these individuals own?

c. Are there any other companies that they are affiliated with or work with? Provide phone numbers, websites, and e-mail addresses, if possible.

2) Where are the companies’ offices located?

a. What are the phone numbers, street addresses, and email addresses?

b. If there are multiple offices, who are the Operations Officers?

c. What are the names of their agents and which ports do they operate out of?

3) Are the companies involved in the shipping industry?

a. What cargo is shipped by the companies?

b. What countries/regions and ports do they serve?

c. How cargo is moved from coastal regions inland? (Include transit routes.)

4) Do any of the companies own vessels?

a. If so, how many, what are the names and identifying dates?

b. What routes do these vessels trade on?

5) What dealings with Somalia do these companies have?

a. With whom and in what ports?

b. Where are their contacts located?

c. What involvement do they have with International Humanitarian Aide organizations?

d. Are there ethnic Somalis working for the companies?

e. If so, what are their tribal/clan connections?

6) Who handles the finances for the companies?

a. How and where do they get paid?

b. What banks do they use?

Task 3– Priority 1 Background: Small regional dhows normally operate between Pemba and Southern Somalia, and assessed to operate from Wete, Pemba area to somewhere in Southern Somalia (Jubba River and Bircao estuary area or other inlets etc).

Questions: We are looking for three dhows in particular, Dhow A, Dhow B and Dhow C. There is virtually no information available on these dhows and we don’t even know if they exist. However, assuming they do exist, and the names are relatively accurate, is there any way to obtain information on them?

a. Do these dhows exist?

b. Where do they normally operate?

c. What do they look like?

d. Are there photos, descriptions, characteristics?

e. Any information on masters, owners, crew members?

Task 4– Priority 2 Background: Shipping Company A is a shipping company based in Bolshoy Kamenn in Russia.

Very little is known about this particular company.

1) Request information on the current ownership of this company

2) Request information on the company investors.

3) Request information on subsidiary / associated companies,

4) Request any historical ties of the company to any government entities.

5) Request information on persons or companies which own portions of Company

A (specific percentages requested).

Task 5– Priority 2

1. Background: Company A is suspected of being located in the Oman (probably in the Sur area).

Not much known about the Shipping Company A except that it may be involved in maritime shipments to Iraq. Not exactly sure what port in Iraq, and could be Umm Qasr, Abu Flus and/or Basrah

Need to have a better understanding of Shipping Company A.

1) Is there a company located in the Oman called Shipping Company A? If not, could this company be the same as Shipping Company A LLC?

2) Whatever name is appropriate, need to have a better understanding of that particular company. Please provide as much information as possible on the Shipping Company A, or Shipping Company A LLC (key individuals, contact information, location, phone numbers, email, founder, CEO, etc)

3) Request as much information as possible on their maritime interests (what kind of business are they involved in, do they own ships, charter ships, typical cargoes, etc).

4) Request as much information on their maritime interests (if any) with Iraq (what ports do they normally ship to, how often, agents, brokers, etc)

5) Are any documents available (crew lists, cargo manifest, bill of ladings, etc)?

6) Are they affiliated with any other companies? If yes, who and how are they affiliated?

7) What kind of industry reputation do they have?

8) Is there any financial information associated with the company?

Task 6– Priority 3 Background: 3 Honduras-based brothers: Person A, Person B, and Person C, and their associates are allegedly involved in various illegal and suspicious activity (document forgeries, weapons trafficking, drug and Special Interest Alien (SIA) smuggling, money laundering, and shipping stolen cars via containers to the Middle East).

Person A, the eldest brothers, was arrested in while smuggling two Jordanians and a Lebanese national at the Belize International Airport. Person B was detained by US immigration authorities in Houston and returned to Honduras. In addition to dealing in illegal passports, Person B is under investigation for importing stolen autos from the US and legally registering them in Honduras.

Person A allegedly owns an import export business, a Sandwich shop, and possibly part of a restaurant/bar in Honduras. Person A may currently be detained a prison in Mexico on charges.

1) What is the current status of all three brothers (Person A, Person B, and Person C)?

2) Are pictures of the brothers available?

3) What companies are associated with the brothers (all contact information)?

4) Are there associates or other companies supporting the brothers?

5) Are there any specific maritime linkages associated with them?

6) Is there any more information available on the allegations that the brothers are shipping stolen vehicles to the Midde East (is there some other reason besides financial gain, who is assisting them, names of companies, who is receiving the vehicles, etc)?

7) Are there indications that the brothers or any of their associates/relatives are affiliated with terrorist organizations (Hizballah)?

8) Are there any indications that the companies associated with the brothers are providing financial support to Hizballah and/ or charitable organizations?

9) Any other pertinent information on the brothers?

Task 7– Priority 3 Background: It is assessed that the North Korean’s merchant fleet very old. We would like to get a better understanding of where they are purchasing their replacement vessels from; how they identify vessels to purchase; if not purchasing the vessels directly, who may be purchasing these vessels for them; and, what may be happening with the vessels being replaced.

1) Request a listing of all vessels currently registered to North Korean based shipping companies and those vessel particulars.

2) Request a listing of their most recent vessel purchases (including from whom and for how much) and those vessel particulars.

3) Desire the names of brokerages/brokers making purchases on the North Korean’s behalf.

4) Desire, if possible, any available data regarding the scrapping or sales of vessels formally owned by North Korea.

Task 8– Priority 2 Background: Shipping Company A is believed to be located in Bushehr, Iran. There are indications the shipping company has maritime linkages, associated with various ships operating in the region, and linkages to various entities (suspected people) also located throughout the region. The nature of the company and its activities are not known, but suspected of being associated with maritime smuggling.

We need to have a better understanding of Shipping Company A.

Does this company exist in Iran?

1) If yes, please provide as much information on this company as possible (contact information, address, phone numbers, key individuals associated with the company, type of business, any maritime linkages to include ships, cargo, routes, etc).

2) What are the maritime linkages associated with the company? Do they operate any ships (own, manage, charter, etc)? If yes, please elaborate as much as possible (ships, IMOs, cargos, routes, agents, brokers, etc)

3) There are apparently linkages from this company to entities throughout the region. Are there subsidiary companies associated with Company A? If yes, please elaborate on these companies.

4) Is there any financial information available on the company?

Task 9– Priority 2 Background: A wide range of illegal and suspicious maritime activity occurs in/from Georgian ports. The nature of this inquiry is mostly for background information and potential long-term analysis. Atmospherics, illegal/terrorist activity, and ongoing law enforcement activity related to maritime entities associated with the ports would be most desired.

Questions: Request information on the following for the three Georgian ports of Batumi,Poti, and Sukhumi:

1. Provide any information on shipowners/operators, agents, stevedores, etc. with poor industry reputations. Why the poor industry reputation?

Please include names, phone numbers, addresses, key personnel, email addresses, etc.

2. What illegal / suspicious activity occurs within the ports? What is the name of those companies and if any ships involved? Are there indicators of one particular company and/or individual being more involved with illegal activity? Who is “the man” in the ports (most influential and tied to criminal and/or terrorist activity)?

3. Are there law enforcement entities within the three ports concerned with terrorism? Any of these entities currently being investigated? If yes, why, whom, and historical data?

Task 10– Priority 3

Background: Indicators are various criminals and/or terrorist organizations use the sea to support their interests, and may be exploiting existing criminal networks. One of the means to support their interest is the movement of people, and various low-end merchant ships have served as means of conveyance. However, there have also been indicators in the last several years that yachts seem to be a desirable means to move people.

Need to have a better understanding of the yacht community, and not the smaller personal/pleasure yachts, but the larger “super” yachts that operate internationally.

1) Can you describe the basic “super yacht” environment? It is presumed there are those yachts owned/operated for personal pleasure, and those yachts leased/chartered.

2) Are there “super yacht” websites? It is presumed the community is relatively small.

3) How does one go about operating their yacht (crewing, logistics, engineers, stewards, obtain patrons, etc)

4) Are there yacht management companies? Where are most of these management companies located? Who are considered the best management companies in the world and why, and who are the worst in the world and why?

5) Do yachts normally operate in a particular region, or move all over the world?

6) The larger yachts have helo capabilities. Can you describe how the helicopters operate with the yachts? Are they normally attached to the ship, or are they leased/chartered separately? What are the helos normally used for? If ferrying personnel/guests between ship and shore, do they have special provisions; file flight plans, fly at certain altitude, etc?

7) Are there special provisions for yachts when they enter port (in terms of security, screening, special treatment, etc)?

8) Are there provisions and/or exemptions from other statutory rules / regulations associated with “normal” merchant ships (ISPS, IMO, IMB, etc)

Task 11– Priority 3

Background: Research and analytical assistance in the Indonesia, and primarily for the location / confirmation of several small boats named Vessel A, Vessel B, Vessel C, Vessel D, Vessel E, and Vessel F. Exact names / spelling may vary. They are suspected of being used to support international terrorism in the region.

These boats are suspected to be small, but large enough to carry people and/or cargo to sea. There are suspected to be ocean-going motor launches, are believed to operate in and around the Indonesian Lesser Sunda Island chain. Indications are they travel between the following ports/locations: Bali Island, Lombok Island, Makasar, Sumba. Alor Archipelago Barat Daya Islands and Tutuala; East Timor.

M/V Vessel A M/V Vessel B M/V Vessel C

M/V Vessel D M/V Vessel E M/V Vessel F

B. Questions: We are essentially looking for confirmation these boats exist (photographs, and /or descriptions), and insight into the activity in Lombok Bay. Request information on the following:

1. Please provide as much information as possible on these vessels. Can these ships be identified? If yes, please provide as much information as possible (Description, ownership, photos, movements, current disposition, based, etc).

2. Can you provide any information on individuals associated with these vessels?

Masters, captains, handlers, etc?

3. Are their other boats by name and description that could / are being used for maritime logistical support around the Sulu Island chain?

4. Can you describe the activity in Lombok bay and Labuhan? Can buildings / installations be identified? Are there anti-terrorism measures at the port? Is there reputation towards one key individual and/or company at Lambok that is suspected of being involved in criminal, illegal, and/or terrorist activity?

Task 12 – Priority 2

Background: There are five companies of particular interest and located in Tunisia and Iran. These companies allegedly are involved in the acquisition and forwarding of technology products and components from Europe and East Asia. There is very little information available on these companies, and it is not known if there are any maritime linkages. Several of these companies may actually exist, and several may not exist.

They may also be front companies and/or paper companies. These companies are:

- Company A located in Tunis, Tunisia.

- Company B located in Sousse, Tunisia.

- Company C located in Tunis, Tunisia and/or Bandar Abbas, Iran.

- Company D located in Chabahar, Iran.

- Company E located in Chabahar and/or Banda Abbas.

B. Questions: Request to know as much information as possible on these companies.

- Is there any information on the companies that suggest they actually exist (photos, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, emails, etc)?

- If they exist, is there any information on the key leadership of the company (names, positions, titles, etc)?

- Can you provide additional information on the companies (key managers, how long have they been in business, how many employees, products/services, etc)?

- Are there any maritime connections or linkages associated with these companies (ships owned/operated, ships chartered, maritime sister/subsidiary companies, etc)?

- Any information on companies involved in trading with these companies (buying / selling products, etc)?

- Is there any information suggesting these companies are involved in either buying or selling dual-use technology?

- Who are their key customers and suppliers and where are they located?

- Is there any financial information available on these companies (revenues, costs, profit/losses, liens, etc)?

- What are their reputations? Are they involved, cited, or investigated for links to criminal and/or illicit activities?

Task 13 – Priority 1

Background: Vessel A is a chemical tanker which has recently been operating in the Gulf of Guinea.

There are no indications that the tanker actually pulls into a port, and its activity offshore is somewhat unusual and suspicious. Vessel departed Caracas, Venezuela and transited to the Gulf of Guinea and appears to be offshore Cameroon. The tanker has operated almost exclusively off the East coast of South America, and has called at Houston, Texas. One indicator suggests the beneficial owner is the Latvian Company A, however other indicators suggests the beneficial owner is Company B Located in Greases, and the registered owner is Company C (no contact data) located in Panama.

Questions: Need to understand who actually owns the ship, and what is it doing in the Gulf of Guinea?

- Who is the beneficial owner of the ship? Can you provide contact information?

- Who is the registered owner of the ship? Can you provide contact information?

- Is the ship being managed by a company and if yes, whom?

- The ship seems to be anchored off the coast of Cameroon with no apparent movements and no apparent reason for a chemical tanker to be located off Cameroon.

Has the ship been reconfigured to handle petroleum liquid products?

- It is presumed the tanker is in the Gulf of Guinea for some activity associated with petroleum products. Can you elaborate on who is controlling the ship, and why is it operating in the Gulf of Guinea?

- Can you provide information on its current cargo (type, quantities, agent, broker, end-user, etc)?

- Can you provide a crew list?

- Can you provide phone numbers for the ship (INMARSAT, etc)?

Task 14- Priority 3

Background: For several years, Country A has wanted greater independence over its petroleum product exports coming out of the major sea port. Historically, Country has relied on foreign ports to export its petroleum products. Country A has been in the process of modernizing and increasing the capabilities of its major port to accommodate the eventual transition away from foreign ports. Country A has been directing its pipeline and port operators to accommodate this transition to domestically controlled ports and will soon be stopping exports from foreign ports.

What is the effect of this transition on the foreign ports that the petroleum used to transit through? Was the share of petroleum transit so large that these ports will suffer a noticeable decline in revenue/throughput? Can these ports make up for the decline in Country A exports by handling other resources?

How close is Country A to completing this objective of completely shifting from foreign ports?

What are the potentially positive effects for Country A in the near-term and long-term— economic and political?

What are the general implications for the region as a whole?

What is the general infrastructure like for the Country A ports: can they sustain the increased capacity in the long-term?

What are industry’s view on the matter and how do they view potential effects?

Task 15 - Priority 1 Please describe the process by which coal briquettes are shipped in bulk.

1. What are coal briquettes?

2. Are they only shipped in bags, if not what other methods?

3. What kind of bags are they shipped in (size/color)?

4. Can the bags get wet?

5. Is bunk coal ever shipped in bags like coal briquettes?