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Knight Division TacticalTier 1 & Tier 2 veteran security and military personnel
Does KDT provide maritime security?
Maritime Security Operations
Yes.
KDT provides maritime security operations: vessel protection detachments, anti-piracy support, port and terminal security and private vessel protection, licensed and armed as the jurisdiction and contract allow, from the pier to open water.
Typical configuration
- Team
- Sized to the voyage and the threat picture
- Personnel
- Tier 1 & Tier 2 military veterans, licensed and armed as allowed
- Watch
- 24/7 through the high-risk area
- Planning
- Passage plan, vessel hardening, crew drills, rules for the use of force
- Domains
- Port, coastal, open ocean and Arctic routes
- Reporting
- Full transit report to the operator
At sea the distances are vast, support is limited, and threat actors exploit the gaps between jurisdictions. A vessel in a high-risk area can be hours or days from help. It takes teams built for the water.
KDT provides armed and unarmed maritime security for commercial shipping, military sealift, private yachts and critical port infrastructure. Vessel protection detachments embark for transits through high-risk waters; we help harden the ship, drill the crew and keep watches around the clock through the danger area. Team, equipment and rules for the use of force are agreed with the owner and the master before boarding, and personnel are licensed and armed as the flag state, port states and contract allow.
Ashore, we secure ports, terminals and the infrastructure around them, supporting the facility's own security plan. For private vessels we provide discreet protection for owners and guests at sea and at anchor. And we support spill-response and offshore operations with security for response vessels, staging areas and shore sites.
Every transit runs as an operation under one command structure: plan the passage against the route, vessel, cargo and threat picture; agree the rules; keep the watch; and close it out with a full report. As northern routes open, we are building cold-water capability for Arctic shipping as well.
Available as
- Vessel protection detachments (armed or unarmed)
- Anti-piracy hardening and advisory
- Port and terminal security
- Yacht and superyacht protection
- Security for civilian-crewed vessels carrying military logistics
- Security for spill-response and offshore operations
- Arctic and cold-water maritime security
What's included
- Threat and route assessment before the voyage
- Rules for the use of force agreed with owner and master
- Embarkation, watchkeeping and crew drills
- Communications back to the operator
- Disembarkation and full transit report
Where it's used
- Commercial transits through piracy-prone waters
- Ports, terminals and offshore facilities
- Private yachts at sea and at anchor
- Oil spill response fleets and shore staging
- Energy and research operations at sea and in the Arctic
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide maritime security?
Yes. We provide vessel protection detachments, anti-piracy support, port and terminal security and private vessel protection, licensed and armed as the jurisdiction and contract allow.
Does KDT put armed guards on ships?
Yes, where the flag state, the port and coastal states on the route, and the contract allow it. Rules for the use of force are agreed with the owner and master before the team boards.
How big is a vessel protection team?
As big as the voyage and the threat picture call for, and larger for higher-threat routes or larger vessels.
Do you protect private yachts?
Yes. We provide discreet protection for owners and guests aboard private vessels, at sea, at anchor and ashore.
Can you secure a port or terminal?
Yes. We provide security for port facilities, terminals and maritime infrastructure, working to the facility's own security plan.
Who is maritime security for?
Commercial shipping operators and charterers, military sealift and logistics contractors, port authorities and terminal operators, yacht owners, and energy and research operations at sea.
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