Tag: RCIPS Joint Marine Unit
Police rescue two men from capsized boat
(CNS): The RCIPS Joint Marine Unit rescued two men from the ocean early Saturday morning after receiving a distress call from the crew that the boat, which was some five miles offshore from North West Point, was taking on water. Police said that just before the call was lost, the caller was able to state […]
Ganja found in police sea sweep operation
(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 […]
Boat deaths remain mystery
(CNS): The police said that the cause of death of two men found in a boat off the coast of Little Cayman last month has still not been determined. The bodies of the men were found adrift in a 28ft canoe, which was registered in Jamaica, by the Marine Unit on patrol on 25 August. […]
Cause of death still not revealed in gruesome boat find
(CNS): The police have not yet determined how the two men found dead in a boat floating adrift off the coast of Little Cayman met their demise. The bodies have been taken to the morgue on Cayman Brac and police are making arrangements for a pathologist to conduct a post mortem. The men’s identities or […]
80lbs ganja found at sea by weekend boaters
(CNS): Ten packets of suspected ganja have been destroyed after the drug haul was discovered twelve miles off the coast of Seven Mile Beach this weekend, police say. According to the RCIPS, at around 10am on Saturday 23 August, marine officers responded to a call from a member of the public on board a boat near […]
Marine Unit ship-shape after navy training
(CNS Video): Taxpayers can expect even more from the RCIPS Marine Unit in the coming months after ten local officers spent this month honing their skills with experts from the Royal Navy’s International Maritime Training Team. CNS intern Jaida Alexander finds out what the training will mean for local border protection by an increasingly important […]
Cubans rescued from sinking raft at sea
(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 […]
Local men saved from sinking canoe in North Sound
(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 […]
Fishermen find drugs at 12 Mile Bank
(CNS): Police have recovered another major haul of drugs after fishermen discovered a package in the ocean at the popular local fishing spot 12 Mile Bank, some three miles off North West Point. The fishermen found and reported the contraband to police last Wednesday, the police reported in a press release Monday. The haul contained 23 […]
JMU and chopper coordinate sailboat rescue
(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 […]
