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Soon we will start seeing cocaine smuggled around the world in one of these.

• nxzero 10y ago
  Narco-submarines already exist and the cost of a manned boat would likely be cheaper than an autonomous one. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narco-submarine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narco-submarine
  • amenod 10y ago
    But crew of a manned boat might talk when captured.
  • tonyrb 10y ago
    From the wiki there is a documentary about where the Cartel wanted they technology to go. https://youtu.be/yqYoif-9c64?t=24m13s https://youtu.be/yqYoif-9c64?t=24m13s automatic submarine via satellite.
• DasIch 10y ago
  You need to control both harbors for that though. If you have a crew, they can make the transaction with another organisation and you don't need any local resources.
  • reustle 10y ago
    You're assuming they come into a harbor. There are plenty of places to get to land with nobody around.
    • DasIch 10y ago
      Even if you don't use an actual harbor but just a "harbor", you need control of that area or someone you sell the drugs to needs to have that control. You also need people that put money on the drone. No point in shipping the drugs, if you don't have a way to transport the proceeds into the other direction.
    • prawn 10y ago
      Meet up with fishing boats out at sea, then they bring goods ashore.