Boat Migrants Using Yachts to Bypass Border Controls: Report
Britain’s Crackdown on Yacht Migrants Britain is intensifying efforts to combat illegal migration via leisure yachts, which are being used to transport individuals to less monitored ports far from the southern coast, where dinghy arrivals are more common. Last week, around 1,000 migrants arrived in small boats along the south coast, a situation that is […]
Authorities confiscate 178 kg of cocaine after a Blackhawk chases down a boat in Puerto Rico.
Recent Drug Smuggling Interception Near Puerto Rico Earlier this month, the U.S. Air and Maritime Operations (AMO) took action by deploying Black Hawk helicopters to intercept a vessel suspected of drug smuggling off Puerto Rico’s coast. On May 14, AMO observed a 25-foot blue boat carrying three individuals and visible cargo. Following this, U.S. Customs […]
Operation Southern Spear: SOUTHCOM Destroys Drug Boat in Pacific, Resulting in Two Deaths
U.S. Conducts Military Strike on Drug Traffickers The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced on Wednesday that it executed a “lethal kinetic attack” on a drug ship in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of two individuals labeled as narco-terrorists. This marked the fifth military strike on a drug-trafficking vessel revealed by Southcom in May […]
Military operation eliminates suspected drug lord in deadly attack on trafficking boat in Eastern Pacific
U.S. Military Strikes Drug-Trafficking Vessel in Eastern Pacific On Tuesday, U.S. forces launched a deadly attack on a vessel believed to be involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in the death of a suspected narco-terrorist, as reported by U.S. Southern Command (Southcom). According to a post on X, “On May 26th, […]
Military targets a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific
U.S. Forces Target Drug-Trafficking Vessel in Eastern Pacific On Tuesday, U.S. military forces launched an attack on a vessel believed to be involved in drug trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This attack led to the death of a suspected narco-terrorist, as reported by U.S. Southern Command (Southcom). According to Southcom, the operation was […]
Friend reveals husband of missing mom in Bahamas didn’t utilize $33K thermal boat camera for search.
A friend of Brian Hooker revealed that the missing American woman’s husband had a sophisticated $33,000 thermal camera on their boat that night, but he didn’t utilize it to search for her. After departing from Hope Town, Bahamas, around 7:30 p.m. on April 4, Brian told authorities that turbulent waters led to his wife falling […]
Family says worker who died in NYC shipyard explosion was trapped inside the boat.
Tragic Shipyard Explosion Claims Life of Immigrant Worker A man who lost his life in a recent explosion at a Staten Island shipyard was a dedicated Chinese immigrant, his family shared on Saturday. Xiaoyuan Li, from Flushing, was wrapping up his last day of work at the Mariners Harbor dry dock before a planned weekend […]
64 Smuggled Migrants Detained in Small Boat off Puerto Rico Coast
Maritime Smuggling Operation Disrupted in Puerto Rico U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Maritime Operations Officers (AMOs) collaborated with U.S. Border Patrol and ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents to address a maritime smuggling incident off Puerto Rico’s west coast. The operation resulted in the arrest of 64 illegal immigrants who were trying to […]
Massachusetts governor requests US Navy assistance in investigating fatal fishing boat sinking
Massachusetts Governor Seeks Navy Help in Fishing Boat Sinking Investigation Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has reached out to the U.S. Navy regarding the investigation into the sinking of a fishing boat earlier this year that resulted in the deaths of seven individuals. The Navy has confirmed receipt of the request. In a letter sent this […]
Coast Guard Stops Suspected Drug Boat Amid Machine Gun and Sniper Fire
Coast Guard Dismantles Smuggling Operation off Colombia Last week, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew successfully destroyed the engine of a suspected drug smuggling vessel off the coast of Colombia, forcing the smugglers to head toward the Caribbean. On May 8, the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma intercepted three vessels about 90 miles from Cartagena, seizing […]