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Article: HMS Iron Duke scuppers drug-running suspects.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- July 28, 2008
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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 July 2008-UK Government: HMS Iron Duke scuppers drug-running suspects(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Royal Marines in a helicopter from HMS Iron Duke opened fire to stop a fleeing speedboat strongly suspected by international law enforcement agencies of being involved in Caribbean drug smuggling.
The commando marksmen on board the Lynx aircraft at first fired warning shots after the 40 mph 'Go Fast' vessel ignored radio and visual warnings to halt. When it still continued to flee, the Royal Marines employed 'Non-Lethal Disabling Fire', aiming five rounds at the vessel's engine block and successfully disabling ...
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