Maritime &Superyacht Security
Discreet maritime security planning for superyacht owners, guests, crews, vessels, and high-value itineraries.
About Maritime & Superyacht Security
GTS supports yacht owners, family offices, operators and captains with security planning for vessels, ports, anchorages, guest movements and changing regional conditions. Engagements can cover vessel and itinerary risk, shore-side planning, guest and crew procedures, access control, protective intelligence and incident-response coordination.
Services are scoped with the vessel’s master, operator, insurers and appointed advisers. Guarding or close-protection activity is delivered by personnel and partners appropriately authorised for the relevant jurisdiction, including SIA licensing where applicable, and personal information is handled under agreed UK GDPR safeguards.
Security Across the Voyage
Maritime security planning connects the vessel, the people aboard, the itinerary, and the shore-side environments that surround each movement.
Voyage & Vessel Risk
A route-aware assessment of the vessel, itinerary, ports, anchorages, and people aboard.
Onboard & Shore-Side Security
Clear procedures that connect the yacht, the crew, the guests, and every shore-side movement.
Incident Readiness
Agreed communications and response arrangements for incidents during a voyage.
How We Work
Every GTS engagement follows a proven methodology - from initial threat assessment through ongoing operations.
Threat Assessment
We begin with a confidential consultation to understand your environment, principal profile, and specific risk factors — building an accurate threat picture before any deployment.
Program Design
Our security architects design a programme tailored to your requirements - selecting the right personnel, technology, and protocols to address your specific threat environment.
Team Deployment
We deploy vetted professionals with the right skills and background for your program — integrating seamlessly into your environment from day one.
Ongoing Operations
Continuous monitoring, daily reporting, and regular program reviews ensure your protection adapts as your risk environment evolves.
Discreet. Professional.
Effective.
GTS works within the vessel’s command structure and agreed operating procedures. Recommendations are practical for crews and proportionate to the route, guests, vessel profile, and assessed risk.
Business Insider recently featured GTS in a profile on elite private security - a recognition of the training programme and operational culture that CEO Kenneth Bombace has built since founding the firm.
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UK-led planning can support international voyages through coordinated intelligence and appropriately authorised local capability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. A review can consider the vessel, itinerary, ports, anchorages, guest movements, crew arrangements, and available local support. Findings can then be integrated into existing voyage and operating procedures.
The personnel and partners depend on the jurisdiction, vessel requirements, threat profile, and agreed scope. Any licensable private-security activity is assigned to appropriately authorised personnel where the relevant local rules apply.
Request a Consultation
Our security consultants are available 24/7. No obligation — just a direct conversation about your specific requirements.