A Royal Navy Lynx from Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland on hurricane standby in the Carribbean stopped a rigid inflatable suspected of smuggling. The incident took place about 100 miles off Nicaragua.
The boat's occupants tried to outrun the Lynx (
) and ignored warning fire across their bows from the helicopter's machine gun. They were were stopped by sniper rifle fire from the helicopter into the boat's engine.
The boat was found to be carrying two tons of cocaine with a street value estimated at £200 million.
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