Nassau Harbour, 08 JUL. ’20 (RBDF): Members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Harbour Patrol Unit apprehended 3 males this afternoon in Nassau Harbour for failing to produce documentation for their vessel. While on routine patrol at 1:30 pm. Defence Force craft P-115, coxswain by Leading Seaman Mario Ramsey boarded and searched a 24-ft […]
Coral Harbour Base, 07 JUL. ‘20 (RBDF): A total of 12 fishermen were apprehended in the central Bahamas for fisheries violations on Tuesday afternoon by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. While on routine patrol shortly after 2:30 p.m., Defence Force patrol craft HMBS Lignum Vitae under the command of Senior Lieutenant Ricardo McQueen […]
Coral Harbour Base, 21 NOV. ‘19 (RBDF): A male adult was apprehended by the Operations Team of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in Abaco Wednesday evening after stolen goods was found in his home. During a routine search patrol and search by the team of RBDF Marines in Coopers Town, an assortment of suspected stolen […]
Coral Harbour Base, 14 NOV. ‘19 (RBDF): The Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessel HMBS CASCARILLA, under the command of Senior Lieutenant Samantha Hart arrived at Coral Harbour Base Thursday November 14, 2019 12:30 pm. The 76-ft. Dominican vessel was caught in the Cochinos Banks on Wednesday 13 November at 12:24 am as a result of […]
Coral Harbour Base, 13 NOV. ‘19 (RBDF): Shortly after 9:00 pm on Tuesday November 12, 2019 an Operations Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) helo, while on routine patrol detected a number of persons on the south eastern end of Inagua. On closer inspection, a 30-ft. wooden low profile Haitian migrant vessel with 10 persons onboard was […]
Coral Harbour Base, 25 AUG. ‘19 (RBDF): ): A total of 99 Haitian migrants were apprehended on Sunday afternoon by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force after they were discovered in Bahamian waters.After receiving information concerning a possible Haitian sloop in the Exuma chain, patrol craft P-45, coxswained by Petty Officer Acadia Smith, was directed to […]
Coral Harbour Base, 01. JUL. ‘19 (RBDF): A Bahamian fishing vessel with 29 Bahamians on board was apprehended on Sunday afternoon by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for fisheries violations. While on routine patrol, HMBS Rolly Gray, under the command of Senior Lieutenant William Sturrup, apprehended a fishing vessel named, Sweet Dreams, in the Cay […]
Coral Harbour Base, 03 MAR. ‘19 (RBDF): The eight persons apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) after they were found fishing in a Marine Reserve in the northern Bahamas are expected to be charged before the courts on Monday. The men, 5 Bahamian nationals, 2 Haitian nationals and 1 Cuban were apprehended in […]
Coral Harbour Base, 17 FEB. ‘19 (RBDF): The Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended a Haitian smuggling vessel west of Compass Cay in the central Exuma chain around 12:45pm today. The apprehension was the culmination of an interdiction effort coordinated by the Defence Force involving the Royal Bahamas Police Force, OPBAT, the US Coast Guard, and […]
Coral Harbour Base, 05 JAN. ’19 (RBDF): A total of 108 Haitian migrants were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force early Saturday morning. This latest apprehension is the result of air, land and sea operations in the southern New Providence, Exuma chain and Tongue of the ocean areas. The migrants were intercepted aboard a […]
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