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2025-07-04 Caribbean-Latin America

Colombia seizes first Starlink-equipped drone narco-submarine

[GEO.TV] The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned narco-submarine equipped with a Starlink antenna off its Caribbean coast.

I’d be shocked if a record of all movements of the thing, and quite possibly audio record as well were not carefully stored on a Starlink computer somewhere under Mr. Musk’s control…

The vessel was not carrying drugs, but the Colombian navy and Western security sources based in the region told AFP they believed it was a trial run of an unmanned vessel by a cocaine trafficking cartel.

"It was being tested and was empty," a naval spokesperson confirmed to AFP.

Asked if it was operated by Starlink, the spokesperson confirmed that the vessel "had that technology" but said the navy "was still studying how exactly it operated."

The discovery announced by Navy commander Admiral Juan Ricardo Rozo at a presser is one of the first reported finds in South American waters of a drone narco submarine.

Posted by Fred 2025-07-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [215 views ] Top
File under: Narcos

#1 A ride for narco-tourists?

I got seasick on one of those.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-07-04 09:57|| 2025-07-04 09:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Trump instructs DOJ to investigate Elon the Alien for drug smuggling in 5...4...

Posted by Mercutio 2025-07-04 09:59|| 2025-07-04 09:59|| Front Page Top

#3 An inertial navigation system might do the job well enough, and not be showing it’s location 24/7 to the most tech savvy company of all time.

Posted by Glolutch Tingle1702 2025-07-04 17:35|| 2025-07-04 17:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Leaving aside for a moment the whole criminal enterprise thing, autonomous narco subs would be a totally cool project to work on. Inertial guidance and satellite navigation from way point to way point. Phone home occasionally via Starlink for status reports and new orders. When you get to your final destination, wait quietly on the bottom until you get the all clear signal. We will need to code up some glue to hold it all together, but the hardware is off the shelf stuff.

Posted by SteveS 2025-07-04 23:45|| 2025-07-04 23:45|| Front Page Top

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