Orlando Wilson, Chief Consultant for Risks Incorporated and owner of Fer-de-Lance in the Media.

Piracy off Somalia (Professional Mariner)

Piracy off Somalia has become one of the maritime industry's most expensive problems at sea. The solution also will be costly - and may be rooted on dry land. Click here to read more about piracy off Somalia.....

Somali piracy offers huge new market for private security (ABS-CBN News Online)

NAIROBI - Protecting ships in Somalia's pirate-infested waters could be the next big thing for the world's ever-growing private security industry but the legalities are complex, experts said Friday. Click here to read more about Somali piracy....

When pirates boarded the Maersk Alabama cargo ship (Security Systems News)

Does 'hardening' of ships require a security integrator's expertise? When pirates boarded the Maersk Alabama cargo ship in April, crewmembers followed procedures that had been drilled into them by their captain. Click here to read more about when pirates boarded the Maersk Alabama...

Combating Piracy (Yacht Essentials)

Piracy. Everybody is talking about it, more so now in the yachting industry than ever before. Has there been a dramatic increase in the levels of piracy recently? The answer is no. Cargo, merchant and fishing vessels have been under threat for centuries. Click here to read more on combating piracy page 48...

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Fer-de-Lance Inc., FL Security Agency Lic # B 2300253 is licensed to provide armed bodyguard and security guard services in the State of Florida. Fer-de-Lance Inc. is the U.S. Partner of Risks Incorporated.