Sunday, April 26, 2009

Semi submersibles

In 2006, during a routine patrol, the Coast Guard observed an odd disturbance under the water far off from shore. As the cutter drew closer it spied three snorkels protruding from the surface, without a dive flag anywhere in sight. It was so far off from shore that they could not believe the snorkels were divers so they closed in to investigate. What was the disturbance? It was one of these.

These are becoming more and more prevalent as a way to transfer cocaine from its originating country to distribution hubs. So far that is all that has been moved, but this begs the next question. How long will it be before a terrorist organization uses one of these to ship something even more nefarious than drugs?

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