The Port of Miami was shut down yesterday after a package delivered to Royal Caribbean cruise lines triggered electronc sensors for the presence of plastic explosives. The cruise ship Majesty of the Seas was evacuated, the police bomb unit was called in and the small wooden box, part of a pallet being loaded onto the ship, was detonated.
After inspecting what remained after the blast, it was discovered the the box contained fire sprinkler parts destined for the ship as part of an upcoming refurbishment. Oops.
According to news repords, the bomb squad “determined the sprinkler parts contained a substance that ‘closely resembles’ plastic explosives,” specifically military-grade C4.
Risk managers planning a similar upgrade of their highly protected risk facilities might want to warn the mailroom.
