On June 26, 2024 Spanish police aboard SVA Fulmar interdicted a narco submarine 200 miles from the Canary Islands. The vessel was carrying 900kg of cocaine. The 4 crew scuttled the vessel before being rescued and arrested.–Covert Shores.

Covert Shores reports what appears to be a trend that self-propelled semi-submersibles are being used to transport cocaine directly from Latin America to Europe based on three interceptions beginning, one in March and two in June.

The use of internal diesel engines rather than outboards should not be surprising, considering they are much more fuel efficient that outboards, for the long distances involved.

Spanish Tax Agency vessel SVA Fulmar. 20 Nov. 2007. Photo credit: Outisnn via Wikipedia