Drug Smuggling Risk
Vessel discharging gas in a Caribbean port.. Watchkeeper sighted bubbles close to ship’s side. Captain notified authorities and police diver attended and found two cylinders attached to the hull each containing 150 lbs of cannabis resin. Other managers have had similar experiences and advise that as a matter of course they are having divers inspect the hull of their vessels prior to departure from high-risk ports, but admitted that in such a powerful industry, it is hard to establish who the divers are working for. One member suspected that drugs cylinders were attached to the hull by the police divers engaged to check the hull.
