Punish stowaways severely to deter others - Tema Port Security Manager A law that offers a stiffer punishment for stowaways to serve as a deterrent to others is needed. Colonel William Kwabiah, Tema Port Security Manager, who made the call, said the current laws on the act were not deterrent enough leading to a number of people trying their luck to embark on such journeys. Col. Kwabiah added that offenders were often given meagre fines and insignificant jail terms saying “once you do not get a punishment that is punitive enough that would serve as a deterrent, we would continue to have young men who are daring to try and go on this adventure”.