The Royal Bahamas Defence Force acted quickly in partnership with the Department of Fisheries when a particular gruesome video of a man beheading a loggerhead turtle, a species that has been protected by law since 2009 surfaced yesterday on social media. Less than twelve hours after the video aired, three Grand Bahamians have been charged […]
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force is currently assisting other local law enforcement units in locating two men missing at sea, in two separate incidents this week. In the first incident, 2 Bahamian males on board a small craft enroute to Crooked Island found themselves overboard after their vessel capsized by tumultuous waves that have been […]
Commander Defence Force Encourages Members to Hold the Line The Commander Defence Force, Commodore Tellis Bethel, encouraged members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force to ‘hold the line’ in his first Commander Defence Force’s Divisions held on Friday 9th February, 2018. The ceremonial Divisions provided Commodore Bethel the opportunity to inform his Officers and Marines […]
A cross section of Officers and Marines from The Royal Bahamas Defence Force paused from their stressful duties to exert some energy and experience a bit of competitive bonding with their fellow servicemen and servicewomen this weekend in a friendly game of slow pitch softball. Organized by the Training Department, namely Chief Petty Officer James […]
Four military divers and a patrol aircraft from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force are assisting local authorities in their search for a Bahamian registered light aircraft that crashed in waters off the east coast of Mastic Point, North Andros yesterday with six persons on board. The Defence Force was informed of the crash by officials […]
Sub Lieutenant Miska Clarke is the newest addition to the Officer Corps of The Royal Bahamas Defence Force after successfully completing the Officer Candidate School in New London, Connecticut. To continue its effectiveness in meeting its mandate, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has committed not only to expanding its overall strength but its cadre of […]
Yesterday, the Canine Section of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force accompanied by Marines stationed of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Port Security Department at Prince George Wharf were successful in locating a package of substance believed to be illegal narcotics. During a routine sweep on 4th January, the Force’s military canines alerted Marines near a […]
Acting on information that a foreign vessel had entered a dock at a private residence in Marsh Harbour without declaring customs, RBDF Marines and Customs officials conducted a joint operation, subsequently taking 2 Americans into custody on Thursday afternoon. The vessel that was berthed at an adjoining waterfront residence was searched, as well as the […]
Nine foreign nationals were turned over to a Royal Bahamas Defence Force patrol craft by a tanker off Grand Bahama earlier today. The foreign nationals–one Haitian-Bahamian and eight Chinese nationals–were retrieved from a partially submerged vessel by crewmembers of a passing tanker approximately 17 miles southwest of Grand Bahama. The Defence Force’s base at its […]
A total of 76 Haitian migrants were apprehended Saturday morning by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. While on routine patrol, HMBS CASCARILLA, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Clinton Johnson apprehended a 40-foot Haitian sloop near the southern end of the Tongue of the Ocean, 20 miles west of the Exuma chain. The […]
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