It is the first reported discovery in South American waters of an unmanned semisubmersible vessel, Colombia's navy said.

The Colombian navy on Wednesday seized its first unmanned narco-submarine, equipped with a Starlink antenna, off the ...

The Colombian navy has intercepted its first autonomous drone "narco" submarine, fitted out with a Starlink antenna, after ...

The Colombian navy said it seized an unmanned narco sub equipped with a Starlink satellite off the country's Caribbean coast.

It was the first known discovery of a narco sub operated by Starlink. Floating "coffins" Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the U.N. drug agency said last month.

Another "narco sub" was intercepted in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia, the country's navy announced Monday. Colombia Navy In addition to the drugs, military officers found ...

The narco subs, each of which can cost $750,000 to over $1 million to make, don't have names, don't fly flags and would be an intimidating sight for civilians. Advertisement.

Largest-ever "narco sub" intercepted off Colombia 00:45. A semi-submersible vessel carrying over 5,000 pounds of cocaine was intercepted in the South Pacific off the coast of Colombia as the crew ...

Many "narco subs" cannot fully dive like a true submarine, but some are able to dip completely underwater. Most of the cocaine smuggled into Portugal comes across the sea from Latin America.

Experts have studied the narco submarine, which sits in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Painted a camouflage pattern of blue, black and gray, it is believed to be able to submerge about 50 feet.

Narco-subs are ­difficult to detect with ships’ radar. Instead, the crew hope thermal-imaging equipment onboard will pick up the heat of their engines amid the ocean’s vastness. 13. 13.

3 separate drug-sub intercepts in 4 days may be a record. Since April 1 U.S. Southern command has had more Navy assets dedicated to stemming the flow of illicit drugs into the United States.