Germany's U-505 submarine was the 1st warship captured by the US Navy in over a century and top secret during World War II.
Over coffee, the agents told Fainberg that they knew about his adventures in the former Soviet Union, including smuggling helicopters into South America. They’d been investigating him for three years.
Narco-submarines, the clandestine vessels used by drug traffickers, represent one of the most sophisticated and elusive methods of smuggling drugs across international waters.
The in-depth story of the Kursk Submarine Disaster. When it was commissioned in 1994, the nuclear submarine K-141 “Kursk” was one of the most powerful assets of the Russian Navy. The size of two jumbo ...
The U.S. Coast Guard seized the "narco-submarine" and 16,000 pounds of cocaine found inside it. They attempted to tow the submarine back to port, but it sank along with 4,000 pounds – or $45 ...
As cocaine production surges in Latin America, authorities in Spain are increasingly on the lookout for small so-called 'narco-subs' - home-made contraptions, each capable of carrying tonnes of ...
An curved arrow pointing right. Crew members of US Coast Guard Cutter Waesche intercepted and boarded a narco sub carrying 5,600 pounds ($73 million worth) of cocaine. Produced by Jacqui Frank.
The majority of narco submarines discovered have been LPVs, perhaps because cartels find them easier to construct and operate than fully submersible vessels. Semi-submersible narco submarines are ...
The 15m-long (50ft) "narco-sub", the first to be detected this year, was seized in Colombian waters. The navy estimated the haul was worth $27m (£21m) and said the sub was believed to be on its ...
The vessel, intercepted in Pacific waters with enough fuel to reach Australia, is the third such “narco sub” intercepted on the route, Grisales told reporters. “The first was discovered in ...