Ecuadorian Navy Sailing Ship Interdicts Drug Smugglers in the Pacific

BAE Guayas and low-profile vessel on Oct. 22, 2021. Ecuadorian Navy Photo

A three-masted training ship interdicted a drug-laden high-speed smuggling vessel off the coast of Colombia on Friday, the Ecuadorian Navy announced.

Sailing ship BAE Guayas caught the low-profile vessel within the 200-nautical miles of the Colombian exclusive economic zone, the service announced.

“The Guayas School Ship, carrying out its International Instruction Cruise, was able to interdict this vessel for its subsequent...

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/23/ecuadorian-navy-sailing-ship-interdicts-drug-smugglers-in-the-pacific

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