Police have boarded an deserted narco submarine ‘ghost ship’ discovered off Spain‘s coast – a day after a drug criminals’ underwater vessel with corpses on board was discovered off coast of Columbia.
Footage reveals solely the bow of the 50-foot semi-submersible rising from the waves and authorities inspecting the vessel, which was standing in an virtually vertical place.
It’s unclear if there are nonetheless narcotics on board or if it was sunk intentionally after the cargo was unloaded.
It was noticed sinking in Vilagarcia de Arousa, off the coast of Spain’s northern Pontevedra province within the Galicia area, on Monday, March 13.
The Civil Guard stated: ‘Our colleagues on the GEAS (Particular Group of Underwater Actions) try to retrieve it.’
Footage reveals solely the bow of the 15-metre (50-foot) semi-submersible rising from the waves and authorities inspecting the vessel, which was standing in an virtually vertical place
It’s unclear if there are nonetheless narcotics on board or if it was sunk intentionally after the cargo was unloaded
Divers investigated the submarine beneath the floor
Spanish media reported that the authorities have been having hassle opening the hatch to the vessel and have been engaged on bringing the sub to the floor regardless of uneven waters and poor climate situations.
Underwater pictures filmed by divers additionally present the narco sub beneath the floor.
In footage taken from a helicopter, boats from the authorities may be seen swarming across the submarine.
In a press release, the Galician native authorities stated: ‘The sub-delegate of the federal government in Pontevedra, Maica Larriba, flew this morning to the world the place the submarine was positioned, in Vilaxoan, within the Arousa Ria space.
‘Additionally it is following the operations carried out within the port by the Spanish Civil Guard and the Nationwide Police. Work by the Maritime Security and Rescue Society can also be ongoing within the space.’
This narc submarine discover comes simply days after the Colombian Navy seized a 49ft-long submarine with greater than 2.6 tons of cocaine and two useless our bodies on board within the Pacific Ocean on Sunday.
A 49ft-long narco submarine (pictured) containing £72million of cocaine and two useless our bodies has been found off Colombia on Sunday
When looking it, authorities additionally discovered two survivors who got life-saving medical consideration on a close-by ship.
Video footage has captured the second that officers unload the submarine, laying out a considerable quantity of cocaine they’d seized.
Colombian authorities making an attempt to unravel the thriller imagine that the 2 crew who died could have been killed by poisonous fuel inhalation.
Spanish media are reporting that the submarine was certainly one of three seized by Colombian officers – with all alleged to have belonged to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
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