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Coast guard, navy and global boaters rely on B.C. firm’s monitoring tech

Devices tracking derelict boats as Barnacle Systems also aims to bring boaters peace of mind

As an engineer freshly out of university, Brandon Wright soon found himself making regular trips to the Middle East to develop remote monitoring equipment for the C.I.A. and the U.S. Air Force.

For years, the gig saw him help those agencies detect incoming threats in remote locations, which made it all-too ironic when an incident back home on the Island caught Wright off guard.

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