The Irish Navy’s small fleet of warships may be named for celebrated poets and playwrights, but its mission is anything but whimsical, as a record seizure of cocaine from a cargo ship showed.
Tag: Maritime Crime
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A Montauk Fisherman Faces Prison Over 200,000 Pounds of Fluke
Chris Winkler is on trial, accused of taking too many fish from the seas off gentrified Montauk. His former partners have pleaded guilty, and stand to make millions from the sale of their small seafood-themed empire.
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Amanda Gorman: In Memory of Those Still in the Water
By writing an elegy through the words of history, I hope to unearth, or unwater, the dead from beneath a mass of waves.
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A Sea Otter Is Stealing Surfboards Near Santa Cruz, California
California wildlife officials are hoping to apprehend a 5-year-old sea otter, who has a knack for riding the waves after committing longboard larceny.
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Greece Border Abuses Highlight Europe’s Clashing Priorities on Migration
The top rights officer at Europe’s border agency said in a confidential report that it should stop working with Greece because border guards there were mistreating asylum seekers.