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Coast Guard faults ship in NJ port security breach

A cargo ship where a man was found in the captain's private quarters hours after scaling a fence topped with barbed wire had an inadequate security plan, the Coast Guard said Thursday. Authorities said Eric Carrero, 20, of Yonkers, N.Y., scaled a fence separating a parking lot from a secure area Wednesday (August 29, 2012) morning. He was spotted in the area around the Andromeda Leader, a cargo ship unloading its wares, and boarded the vessel through an entrance near its cargo hold. Despite not wearing a federal transportation worker ID badge _ required for all employees in the area _ Carrero, who officials said is mentally disturbed, did not arouse suspicion until the ship's captain saw Carrero in his room and called authorities. Carrero was charged with unlicensed entry of a structure and is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation, authorities said. A home phone number for him could not be found.