The Rise of the Drug-Running Remote-Controlled Sem

Sushihunter

Active Member
http://i.gizmodo.com/5153369/the-rise-of-the-drug+running-remote+controlled-semi+submarines

The Rise of the Drug-Running Remote-Controlled Semi-Submarines

Drug lords have been using homemade subs to ferry cocaine to the US from Columbia for a few years but the machines are getting more sophisticated, sometimes employing remote control systems.

The subs aren't really subs, they always have a portion of the ship above water. But at less than 18 inches of height above sea level, they're hard to detect using radar, despite being anywhere from 40-80 feet, carrying from 4-12 tons of the white stuff and 4 people. (Or none if being remote controlled!) They are reported to go slow and steady using diesel engines and up to 1500 gallons of fuel. They can make the trip at 6-12 knots in a single tank. As if they could refuel anywhere. The ships take over a year to make from fiberglass/wood or steel, and cost $2m. Not a whole lot of money since one load can take almost $200m of cargo from Ecuador to San Diego.

Here's a worrying thought:
"...if you can move that much cocaine, what else can you put in that semi-submersible. Can you put a weapon of mass destruction in it?" Navy Adm. Jim Stavridis, Commander, U.S. Southern Command

main_01.jpg


medium_3276524349_6b90c68b50_o.jpg


smallish_3277344474_e983e89352_o.jpg


smallish_3276523149_6194b42839_o.jpg


smallish_3277343998_6d381f2c1e_o.jpg




Jim's Fishing Charters
www.JimsFishing.com
http://ca.youtube.com/user/Sushihunter250
 
These guys should be using Boston Whalers, at 67 m.p.h. they would be there in no time. ;)
 
quote:Originally posted by Brisco

These guys should be using Boston Whalers, at 67 m.p.h. they would be there in no time. ;)

I think that is what they are trying to avoid. Small fast boats would attract the attention of the Coast Guard. These boats, travelling at night would be very hard to see either on radar or visually.

My question is: "Where do you mount the downriggers?" [:eek:)]

Jim's Fishing Charters
www.JimsFishing.com
http://ca.youtube.com/user/Sushihunter250
 
Saw some of that kind of action when I was in Colombia 5 years ago, on the Pacific coast.

Not the subs just a tramp long liner pretending to be fishing, setting a long line in water that was way too shallow but would hopefully fool any satellite into thinking they actually were actually fishing not waiting, waiting, waiting.

It was about 5 miles from the creek in my sig line photo.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
freshwaterlagoonnuquicw3.jpg
 
The whalers work fine[8]

Take only what you need.
 
I think this was posted somewhere on here a while ago but it's still a great boat for drug running...lol.
drugboat_small.jpg
[/img]
 
Beauty layout boat for ducks and geese. Thirty hunters off Stanley Park in that puppy would put a dent in the goose population.

Hearing protection mandatory. Oh my.
 
Back
Top