I'm surprised the cartels are using old school outboard engines. They have the money to build 15,000 hp gas turbine powered boats.
Time to start thinning the cartel herd.
If the theoretical wall was ever built, there would be a lot more of these boats going nonstop. As basic conservative economics tells us, as long as a country is initializing illegal immigration, people will find a way to get from point A to point B.
We easily and readily have the technology, put teeth into a defined ROE and let the Coast Guard handle it. Screw the DEA, the Coasties would love it!
Build Coast Guard drone interception boats. Double duty as a torpedo.
I'm surprised the cartels are using old school outboard engines. They have the money to build 15,000 hp gas turbine powered boats.
I'm surprised the cartels are using old school outboard engines. They have the money to build 15,000 hp gas turbine powered boats.
Also could use some night vision and Mini-guns on the ground. Coastal defense....
This oughta provide for some good naval gunfire practice.
Is there someplace I can sign up to help “discourage” this behavior?
(hint: I already signed up once during Nam)
I like the A-10 idea. They don’t miss.
I hope that the Coast Guard and FBI/DHS are checking any registration numbers on these boats, including who made the engines, control systems, etc. to track down where they were sold, who sold them, and to whom?
Maybe the govt should order the manufacturers to put hidden transponders in them for tracking if they approach US/Canadian or even Mexican coastal waters.
I suspect that the captured crews are talking unless the cartels are holding their families hostage. In that case, these guys are going to get 10-20 years or more for their smuggling. They have a lot of incentive to talk if they can.