Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) trains in Hyannis

Photo By Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell | The Coast Guard’s Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) from Virginia participates in a training evolution in Hyannis, Mass., Thursday, Oct., 22, 2015. The highly trained and specialized team, using a real-world underway ferry, practiced tactical boardings-at-sea, active shooter scenarios, and detection of radiological material. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell)  

MA, UNITED STATES

10.22.2015

Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1

BOSTON - The Coast Guard’s Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) from Virginia participates in a training evolution in Hyannis, Mass., Thursday, Oct., 22, 2015.

The highly trained and specialized team, using a real-world underway ferry, practiced tactical boardings-at-sea, active shooter scenarios, and detection of radiological material.

The team boarded the moving ferry using specialized boats and encountered a simulated active shooter with the possibility of explosives on board. The team detained individuals and swept the ferry using a K-9 unit and special bomb detecting devices.

• Date Taken: 10.22.2015
• Date Posted: 10.23.2015 12:27
• Story ID: 179759
• Location: MA, US