Dramatic images show the torching of a drug smugglers' boat after a tense chase with a naval warship in the Caribbean.
HMS Medway pursued the boat after it was spotted near theIt is thought the boat had come from South America, travelling along a well-known drug smuggling route.Once it was stopped, officers boarded the boat and found several large packages of drugs weighing more than 400kg.
The boat was then destroyed - a way of preventing it from being used to transport any more drugs and also a means of practice for Medway's gunnery team.Commander Chris Hollingworth of HMS Medway said:"Everyone involved demonstrated their professionalism during a challenging pursuit.
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