dang, USCG drug smuggling vessel interdiction's

[platoonDaddy]

At first I thought it was another Fonzie Jumping a Shark, but it is the real deal! Dang took some balls to jump on the vessel


U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members board a self-propelled semi-submersible suspected drug smuggling vessel (SPSS) June 18, 2019, while operating in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Purpose-build smuggling vessels like SPSSs are designed to hold large quantities of contraband while evading detection by law enforcement authorities.




https://youtu.be/vPIzYUg7J9o



Forgot to add: notice the equipment the jumper had on.

[Doc Safari]

If I didn't know that was real, I'd swear it was a movie.

Good stuff.

[platoonDaddy]

If I didn't know that was real, I'd swear it was a movie.

Good stuff.

AMEN, for sure he had a set of balls!

In the 60's I spent some time in SE Asia, the USCG & USMM never received credit for their part. In the early days the majority of troops arrived via boat vs air.

I salute them both!

[Averageman]

You know this would have ended much better had someone just lit that damn thing up with the .50.

[Honu]

The other 49 made it sadly

Yeah wild stuff jumping on like that :)

[sgtrock82]

Imagine how much less money this BS would cost if they just chopped it up with 50 cal and let it sink.

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[Averageman]

Imagine how much less money this BS would cost if they just chopped it up with 50 cal and let it sink.

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Eggxactly

[SomeOtherGuy]

Huge balls, but I agree with this:


Imagine how much less money this BS would cost if they just chopped it up with 50 cal and let it sink.

It's obviously a drug ship, no point risking our people's lives to board and knock.

[Averageman]

At some point all the drama likely comes down to weight and the inability for the folks inside to hear anything over the engine noise.
But its all dope so really, who cares if the get to weigh it? Sink them and you be able to find and deal with another faster.

[Wake27]

That was badass.


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[flenna]

For a minute I thought he was going to drop a grenade down the hatch when it popped open.

[The_War_Wagon]

For a minute I thought he was going to drop a grenade down the hatch when it popped open.

THAT would've been 31 flavors of awesome! :lol:

[docsherm]

Imagine how much less money this BS would cost if they just chopped it up with 50 cal and let it sink.

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And all of the money they would save on buying Multicam.......:rolleyes:

:jester:

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

"anchuz embarko"?

F N A. That guy when full Captain Ahab! He was PISSED. Surprised he didn't drop a flash bang into open port.

We really need a harpoon system to get those guys.

[sgtrock82]

And all of the money they would save on buying Multicam.......:rolleyes:

:jester:Funny how we had all the correct equipment to deal with this a hundred years agohttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190711/cd0ac11e666c9b4926a01ef6c01501fc.jpg

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[docsherm]

Funny how we had all the correct equipment to deal with this a hundred years agohttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190711/cd0ac11e666c9b4926a01ef6c01501fc.jpg

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Exactly.

[sgtrock82]

I whiffed it on the pic, thought the pork pie hats were cool and missed the caption that its a captured spanish gun from manila bay. Similar but not the Hotchkiss I was looking for. This is better.

And another gratuitous deck gun shot. Warms the cockles of my heart.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190712/165901af6e8e513b27b6ae6c8d507611.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190712/1f486d0ef5ca4af29a20113173ed42a3.jpg

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[Cold/Bore]

Funny how we had all the correct equipment to deal with this a hundred years agohttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190711/cd0ac11e666c9b4926a01ef6c01501fc.jpg

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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190712/6478b2a097d785d85b190c779d6898e4.jpg

Still do. “A close-up view of a Mark 30, 5-inch, 38-caliber gun on the cutter USCG MUNRO”

[austinN4]

Video has been removed?

[Whiskey_Bravo]

Imagine how much less money this BS would cost if they just chopped it up with 50 cal and let it sink.

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But then they couldn't pose with giant stacks of drugs after the fact.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Guy was kitted up, but no flotation? Not a fun swim..

[GH41]

Guy was kitted up, but no flotation? Not a fun swim..

Probably wearing at least one automatic PFD.

[bjw182005]

Not to mention that there are plates and other specialized gear designed for water borne operations that are either positively or neutrally buoyant and the PC and load bearing gear is outfitted with quick releases. These operators are also extensively trained on how to react when dropped into large bodies of water fully kitted.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

I wasn’t implying that he wasn’t trained or outfitted for it, but like using an ejection seat- it can’t be much fun, especially with the propeller in the back!

[ABNAK]

The thing said it occurred in the "eastern Pacific Ocean". Not like it's just a quick run from Mexico or the Caribbean to our shores. The Pacific is HUGE. It no doubt was dropped from a larger ship not too awfully far from where it was caught I would surmise.