Glen Forbes and Ryan Wallace
In 2008, Glen Forbes and Ryan Wallace met as Royal Navy officers in a high profile international maritime operation. They led the daunting task of establishing a maritime military communications capability to support the European Union's very first
Naval Operation to contribute to the deterrence and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast, and importantly, protection of the World Food Programme to Somalia. Through their vast experience of operations, project management and not insignificant innovation, they delivered unique and unprecedented capability. The distinctive facet of Operation ATALANTA was to enable merchant shipping transiting the high threat area to interact with the multinational naval forces. This was achieved through the creation of a triple international award-winning website -
Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa), which was built in just 3 weeks to meet the urgent requirement.
As part of the development of MSC(HOA), Ryan Wallace was also a co-author of Advice to Masters which is now the basis for the Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Coast of Somalia.
Success did not stop there. An unprecedented IP-based, secure, real time collaborative capability was developed, providing the diverse multinational military navies with a method of exchanging counter piracy coordination. The system was accessed by militaries such as the EU, NATO, Coalition Task Forces, Russian, Chinese, Malaysian, Seychellois and Indian navies, to name a few. This capability became a finalist in the UK e-Government National Awards 2009.
OCEANUSLive.org
The idea for OCEANUS
Live.org came about when they both realised the need for closer collaboration between maritime vessels found in high threat or dangerous environments. Developed through Glen and Ryan’s umbrella company,
ForbesWallace Ltd, OCEANUS
Live.org was built in partnership with
Polymorph Ltd, a company instrumental in delivering exciting and innovative IT products.
With the experience, drive and credibility in the command team behind it, OCEANUS
Live.org will continue to develop and lead innovation in real-time collaborative communications for the maritime industry.
Glen and Ryan in the News
First Hand Accounts of the Proven Benefits of Real-Time Collaboration
Suspect Activity
Pirate Attack
Vessel Hijack
Fishing