Among Haitian, Cuban, Uruguayan, Bangladeshi, Nepalese, and Nigerian Chay migrants. In developing three naval operations and fulfilling the mission of safeguarding human life in the seas and rivers, Coast Guard units of the Colombian Navy managed to preserve the lives of 47 migrants, of different nationalities, who were traveling aboard three boats. by waters of the Gulf of Urabá. The…
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Forceful Blow Against the Gulf Clan in the Pacific
111 semi-submersibles have been seized from 2018 to date. From the Bahía Málaga Naval Base in the Colombian Pacific, Defense Minister Diego Molano unveiled a major coup against the Clan del Golfo with ‘Operation Senen’, which resulted in the seizure of a semi-submersible, a neutralization and the capture of three members of the organization. “Thanks to the work of our…
Read MoreColombian Navy Has Intercepted 247 tons of Cocaine This Year
So far this year, the Colombian Navy has seized more than 247 tons of cocaine hydrochloride, preventing illegal organizations from receiving more than eight billion dollars The strategy implemented by the Colombian Navy to close spaces to drug trafficking in the Colombian Caribbean, allowed to deliver a new blow to the organized armed group “Clan del Golfo” by seizing 285…
Read MoreColombia Captures Another Narco Submersible
September 15, 2021 – The Colombian Navy, through the Marine Infantry Brigade No. 4, during the development of a joint river operation with the National Army, managed to place an illegal infrastructure type artisanal clandestine shipyard, which had inside a semi-submersible in the final phase of manufacture, in the rural area of the village of San Miguel in the municipality…
Read MoreAnother Cocaine Bust for the Colombian Navy
September 11, 2021 – In the last hours, in a joint and combined operation between military units of the Colombian Navy, the Colombian Air Force, the United States and Panama; The seizure of 2,407 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride that were transported in the general area of the Caribbean 160 nautical miles from the Island of San Andrés was achieved, aboard…
Read MoreTall ship ARC Gloria Celebrates 53 Years of Service
On September 7th, the Colombian Navy celebrates 53 years of the incorporation into the naval fleet of the training ship ARC “Gloria”, known as the “floating ambassador of Colombia in the seas of the world”, in commemoration of that September 7, 1968, day in which was affirmed the national Pavilion. On board this brig, 61 cadet and 28 cabin boy…
Read MoreColombian Navy Seized Another Submersible With Cocaine
September 1, 2021 – The offensive against drug trafficking carried out by the Colombian Navy in the Colombian Pacific region, leaves a total of 21 semisubmersible naval artifacts seized, so far in 2021. The Colombian Navy, in the development of a joint and inter-institutional operation with the National Army and the Attorney General’s Office, managed to seize more than 1.8…
Read MoreNaval Academy Cadets Complete ARC Gloria Tall Ship Training
August 21, 2021 – After sailing 110 days and 10,300 nautical miles, the ARC “Gloria” training ship returned to Cartagena to successfully complete the training cruise for a group of 81 Cadets from the “Almirante Padilla” Naval Cadet School. At the dock for larger vessels of the ARC “Bolívar” Naval Base, in the majestic Bay of Cartagena, our flagship was…
Read MoreColombian Navy Intercepts Another Cocaine Submersible
In less than a week, the Colombian Navy prevented the entry of more than $128 million into FARC dissident groups, seizing more than 4.2 tons of illicit drugs. During the course of operations to exercise control of the sea, the Colombian Navy managed to seize more than two tons of cocaine transported aboard a semi-submersible, in the waters of the…
Read MoreARC Gloria Made First Visit to Providencia Island
August 6, 2021 – For the first time in its 53-year history, the ARC “Gloria” Training Ship arrived in Providencia, where it was anchored in the internal bay from August 2 to 4 of this year; within the framework of the Cadet training cruise of the “Almirante Padilla” Naval Cadet School. Colombia’s floating ambassador to the seas, arrived after visiting…
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