San Diego Man Who Caught 2 Near-Colliding Navy Vessels Was Ordered To Take Down Cameras
A San Diego man whose live stream captured two US Navy ships nearly colliding in the local harbor has been ordered by the military department to take down the cameras.
Barry Bahrami says he has been told by the Navy’s Criminal Investigative Service and the National Park Service that he cannot have a live stream because it shows military activity in the area.
The man told a local outlet in San Diego that his group had been filming for a decade but was not commissioned until after the near miss was captured.
“We were there for 10 years and then all of a sudden come up with a reason to take them down, that’s just bologna. I don’t think anyone believes that,” Bahrami said. FOS 5.
“Now we have government censorship just out of spite for showing something they didn’t like,” Bahrami said.
A San Diego man whose live stream captured two US Navy ships nearly colliding in the local harbor has been ordered by the military department to take down the cameras
Barry Bahrami says he was told by the Navy’s Criminal Investigative Service and the National Park Service that he cannot have a live stream because it shows military activity in the area
Bahrami runs a group called San Diego Web Cam that provides live streaming feeds in the San Diego area.
In November, one of Bahrami’s cameras caught two naval vessels nearly colliding in an incident of “Warship Chicken.”
After the video received online attention, the National Park Service contacted him at the Navy’s request and ordered him to take down the cameras.
The cameras were set up at the Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma.
While the government organizations claim they simply do not want him filming possible military activities, Bahrami raises questions.
He asks why his cameras were removed after ten years in the area, calling the order an act of “censorship.”
A legal analyst who spoke to FOX 5 San Diego said the case is special because of the length of time the cameras were on and the public interest.
“One thing that stands out about this webcam company is that they were very careful not to film anything that could cause privacy issues,” said Wendy Patrick.
In November, one of Bahrami’s cameras captured two Navy vessels in San Diego Bay nearly colliding in an incident of ‘Warship Chicken’
“We were there for 10 years and then all of a sudden come up with a reason to take them down, that’s just bologna, I don’t think anybody believes that,” Bahrami told FOX 5
A legal analyst who spoke to FOX 5 San Diego said the case is special because of the length of time the cameras were on and the public interest.
“One thing that stands out about this webcam company is that they were very careful not to film anything that could cause privacy issues,” said Wendy Patrick.
“It also fuels the argument as to why they want to know exactly why this request was made to take down these cameras,” Patrick continued.
Several days after the incident was captured on video, the cameras had to be removed and public interest has only increased.
The man says his cameras pose no threat and are just there to connect the residents of San Diego to their city.
The legal analyst agreed, but called their location a potential problem.
“The cameras were shot down on private property and the footage is something that a lot of people are interested in,” said Patrick.
“There are people who have relied on those webcams to see loved ones come and go,” she continued.
Speaking to the San Diego outlet, the camera owner said he plans to put up two new cameras to replace the ones that were removed.
He also said he is developing an app that will allow anyone in the city to set up a webcam.
“There are people who have relied on those webcams to watch loved ones come and go,” says legal analyst Wendy Patrick
In a statement to DailyMail.com, NCIS officials responded, saying:
NCIS recently raised police security concerns with the National Park Service in connection with the private webcams.
“We look forward to continuing the close collaboration with NPS.
The private webcams and YouTube channel provided 24-hour webcam surveillance of ships and assets aboard Naval Air Station North Island, including aircraft hangars and flight lines, Naval Base Point Loma submarine assets, and tracking of military personnel working aboard Naval Base Coronado. .’