I don't think Lt. Migliorini is a very effective spokesman for our Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard's highest ranking members have been saying what a great job the Coast Guard is doing in adequately "screening" every container that comes into the United States, but here we have a lieutenant who says that the Coast Guard isn't even making adequate patrols.
I was sitting outside the Golden Gate a few weeks ago watching ships come and go. (sort of like trainspotting ;-) One can see lots of stuff with a cheap pair of 15X70 binoculars. It is possible to read ship names and tell flagging from miles away.
It still amazed me to see just how fast the Chinese flagged container ships approached the bay entrance. They didn't cut full throttle untill they were within perhaps two miles of the entrance. It takes the big ships a long time to slow down. Pity any sailboats that get underfoot. From a little checking though, evidently harbor pilots board every container ship about 12 miles out.