Drug Subs

Officerpuppy · 03-30-11, 09:29 AM

http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...061931,00.html
Some pictures by TIME.

http://www.time.com/time/world/artic...ll-mostpopular

An article to go with the pictures

Quote:

Yet the sub is just as clearly artisanal. Its hull and tubing were fashioned from materials you can buy at Home Depot: fiberglass, wood and polyvinyl chloride. Colombian navy Lieutenant Fernando Monroy, a submariner who piloted the confiscated drug sub to the Pacific coast navy base at Bahia Malaga, says poor ventilation pushed up the temperature inside to 100°F (38°C), making it hard to breathe.

Gerald · 03-30-11, 09:39 AM

But in the war on drugs, so does the opponent so as to cover its operations and delivery, unfortunately,

Penguin · 03-30-11, 10:03 AM

This is the first drugsub which doesn't totally look like a death trap, especially in pic 3 - despite the bad AC.

Thanks for sharing the article, Officerpuppy!

03-30-11, 09:39 AM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	But in the war on drugs, so does the opponent so as to cover its operations and delivery, unfortunately, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

03-30-11, 10:03 AM	#3
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	This is the first drugsub which doesn't totally look like a death trap, especially in pic 3 - despite the bad AC. Thanks for sharing the article, Officerpuppy!