EN
The threat of terrorist attack posed to the Republic of Poland is of a potential character and possible targets for such attacks include also objects located in the area of the Baltic Sea. Terrorist activities may be carried out in order to destroy or render vessels such as passenger, cargo and the navy ships, hydraulic structures and port facilities inoperative, as well as to take control over them. A terrorist attack may also aim at causing an environmental disaster. Direct targets of terrorist attacks may be passengers or crew members, but attempts of cargo seizure may also be expected. Potential forms of terrorist attack possible to carry out on the sea include among other things: bomb attacks, hijacking, shooting incidents, mines, and underwater sabotage. Terrorist attacks may be undertaken by both separate terrorist groups and the ones that are linked with international terrorist organizations serving their ideological purposes. Activities performed by organized terrorist groups may mainly aim at money extortion. Perpetrators of terror attacks may also include special forces of foreign countries that conduct their activities in order to deteriorate the economy of the other country, disparage it or complicate its internal or international situation. To combat terrorist threats on the sea effectively it is necessary to undertake complementary and coordinated activities, and the tasks of preventing such threats and counteracting the effects of possible terror attacks are to be carried out by relevant forces and entities that act under particular government departments, as well as government administration bodies and special forces.