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A narco-submarine (also called a drug sub or narco-sub) is a type of custom ocean-going, self-propelled, semi-submersible or fully-submersible vessel built by (or for) drug smugglers. [2] [3] [4] Newer semi-submersibles are "nearly-fully" submersible in order to reduce likelihood of detection by visual, radar, sonar, or infrared systems. [3]
A suspected "narco-sub" capable of smuggling drugs broke in two as a fishing boat was towing it to a ... Most of the vessels are only semi-submersible — a ship partially submerged that cannot ...
Crew members form U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 111 and British Royal Navy team embarked aboard HMS Trent (P244) interdicts a semi-submersible drug smuggling vessel ...
The cocaine seizures in the Pacific Ocean come about a year after a semi-submersible vessel -- or so-called narco sub -- carrying more than 7,000 pounds of suspected cocaine was intercepted off ...
A semi-submarine, taken out of the water. A semi-submarine (semi-sub) is a surface vessel that is not capable of diving, but has accommodation space below the waterline featuring underwater windows. [1] The watercraft is similar to glass-bottom boats, but with deeper draft. Both types of boats are mainly used to provide sight-seeing trips for ...
Innespace Seabreacher (or Sea Breacher) is a two-seat semi-submersible [2] personal watercraft "submarine", with a shape based on that of a dolphin, and the ability to imitate a dolphin's movement. History
In the war on drugs, the U.S. Coast Guard is reportedly turning its cutter ships into floating prisons. U.S. Coast Guard reportedly turning boats into floating prisons for drug smugglers Skip to ...
The ship may contain a small, high-speed boat for landing (often similar to small, coastal Japanese fishing boats) and a door at the ship's stern for deploying it. When infiltrating South Korea, a semi-submersible may be installed. This is because in South Korea, if a suspected spy ship attempts to escape, the ROK Navy will sink it.