Tag: RCIPS Air Support Unit

Ganja found in police sea sweep operation

Ganja found in police sea sweep operation

| 23/09/2015 | 29 Comments

(CNS): An undisclosed quantity of ganja was recovered by police last week during a two-day anti-smuggling exercise in local waters between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. The George Town-based helicopter from the RCIPS Air Support Unit, Joint Marine Unit boats from Grand Cayman and their crews joined uniform officers from Cayman Brac to sweep the ocean […]

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Local boat rescues five men at sea

Local boat rescues five men at sea

| 21/09/2015 | 5 Comments

(CNS): Two men aboard a small private vessel rescued five men from the sea on Saturday evening after their boat had capsized near the South Sound Channel. Officers from the Air Operations Unit in the the RCIPS helicopter received a distress call from the capsized boat at around 8pm on 19 September and then found it using its FLIR […]

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Armed cops take aim at car in Governor’s Square

Armed cops take aim at car in Governor’s Square

| 17/09/2015 | 22 Comments

(CNS) Updated Friday 12:30pm: Two men who were apprehended by armed police officers yesterday afternoon at the entrance of Governor’s Square have since been released. While police have not given any indication yet as to why the officers aimed their guns at the suspects, a spokesperson for the RCIPS has confirmed that at about 4:45pm yesterday, 17 September, […]

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Cops nab suspect drug smuggler in Frank Sound

Cops nab suspect drug smuggler in Frank Sound

| 14/09/2015 | 2 Comments

(CNS): A 39-year-old man has been arrested over the importation of ganja after the police helicopter spotted what looked like a drug smuggling operation Friday night outside the reef in Frank Sound. Police said the air operations unit “observed suspicious activity by two vessels tied together” at around 10:30pm (11 September). The boats left the […]

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Cubans rescued from sinking raft at sea

Cubans rescued from sinking raft at sea

| 11/06/2015 | 9 Comments

(CNS): A group of Cuban migrants who were stranded at sea off the coast of Little Cayman yesterday were rescued by local marine police in a joint operation with the police helicopter. Two of the group of 18 have been hospitalized and the other 16 are now being held at the Immigration Detention Centre in […]

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Three locals busted at sea over drugs

Three locals busted at sea over drugs

| 29/05/2015 | 14 Comments

(CNS): Three men intercepted at sea 45 miles southeast of Grand Cayman have been arrested on suspicion of drugs and customs offences, police said Friday. The men were busted on Thursday 28 May following a routine patrol by the police chopper. The Air Operations Unit helicopter crew spotted a suspicious Panga-type vessel and, in conjunction […]

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Chopper rescues diver in med emergency

Chopper rescues diver in med emergency

| 26/05/2015 | 9 Comments

(CNS): The police helicopter was in action as an air ambulance on Tuesday when it airlifted a 64-year-old tourist from Little Cayman. The man, who was visiting from the United States, was diving when he suffered medical problems. The diver received primary care from medical personnel in Little Cayman but the RCIPS chopper was deployed […]

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Local men saved from sinking canoe in North Sound

Local men saved from sinking canoe in North Sound

| 06/05/2015 | 9 Comments

(CNS): The Joint Marine Unit saved the lives of two local men Tuesday, the RCIPS has revealed. A search and rescue operation took place yesterday night following a distress call received by 911 at 11:23pm indicating that a boat was taking on water off the north coast of Grand Cayman. An RCIPS spokesperson said the […]

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JMU and chopper coordinate sailboat rescue

JMU and chopper coordinate sailboat rescue

| 05/01/2015 | 5 Comments

(CNS): The RCIPS Air Support Unit was put into action over the open sea Sunday when it responded to a distress call from a sailboat in trouble in rough weather. Cayman authorities were contacted yesterday morning by the International Emergency Response Coordination Centre in Montgomery, Texas, reporting an SOS signal from a 46-foot sailing vessel in […]

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