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Coast Guard Busts Illegal Fireworks Shipments at Honolulu Harbor
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 2272 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Military

Coast Guard, partners work together for Hawaii port security

by Chief Petty Officer Luke Clayton, U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific, DVIDSHUB, 09.28.2022 

HONOLULU — Coast Guard inspectors with several federal and state agencies joined forces to conduct a Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation (MASFO) in August to increase port security.

MASFO’s is a joint surge operation held regularly with local partner agencies to leverage synergies between different agencies’ capabilities while inspecting a large number of containers coming into the Port of Honolulu.

The MASFO focused attention on the enforcement of hazardous materials shipping requirements and shipping container material condition safety standards. The operation also helped foster partner agency interoperability, while improving overall safety throughout Hawaii’s ports and waterways.

Coast Guard, partners work together for Hawaii port security

Photos By Petty Officer 3rd Class David Graham | Recently partner agencies identified a shipment of 13,449 pounds of unpermitted fireworks with an estimated street value of 2.7 million dollars. The fireworks were reloaded in a safe manner so that the cargo could be sent back to the mainland. The full cargo has since been properly destroyed in an appropriate disposal facility.

“The Coast Guard regularly examines containers as they enter port to ensure the cargoes are shipped safely and legally, but a MASFO takes things to another level,” said Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Treanor, the container inspector assigned to the Coast Guard’s Sector Honolulu who organized the operation. “MASFOs allow us to leverage capabilities from a variety of different agencies.”

A total of 75 inspectors from the Coast Guard, Department of Agriculture, Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Safety Administration, Honolulu Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hawaii Department of Transportation, and others joined forces to work with shipping companies and facilities.

Coast Guard, partners work together for Hawaii port security

Teams inspected 83 hazardous and general cargo containers at five different locations across Honolulu Harbor and detained nine improperly shipped containers for issues such as structural damage and undeclared hazardous materials. They also checked 495 transportation worker credentials and completed a scan of the entire Port of Honolulu for radiation and WMDs.

Recently partner agencies identified a shipment of 13,449 pounds of unpermitted fireworks with an estimated street value of 2.7 million dollars. The fireworks were reloaded in a safe manner so that the cargo could be sent back to the mainland. The full cargo has since been properly destroyed in an appropriate disposal facility.

“In Hawaii, so many critical supply chains rely on being able to ship things by container,” said Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Vivian Gonzalez, a container inspector also assigned to the Coast Guard’s Sector Honolulu. “A MASFO helps ensure that the public can rely on these supply chains functioning without interruption.”

Hawaii relies heavily on consumer goods imported by international and domestic supply chains, making it vulnerable to disasters caused by improper shipping of hazardous materials. The USCG, and other government agencies, routinely conduct cargo inspections to enforce regulatory transportation standards to prevent these disasters.

KHON: USCG, partners seize nearly $3M of fireworks in Honolulu  

HNN: Fireworks seizure shines spotlight on cargo screening at Hawaii ports

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