Prince ship seizes £40m drugs haul
PRINCE William had his first taste of excitement on the high seas when he helped carry out a £40 million cocaine seizure.
The Royal Navy warship the prince is serving on recovered nearly a tonne of the drug when it intercepted a speedboat in the West Indies on Saturday.
William was involved in planning the operation and carrying out surveillance of the drugs boat, said Commander Mark Newland, HMS Iron Duke's captain.
The 50ft speedboat was spotted by the ship's helicopter hundreds of miles north-east of Barbados.
Cdr Newland said: "He (Prince William] is someone who contributes at every level. He is a very professional military officer, and very astute. He acts as I would expect a young officer of his experience and maturity to act in this type of operation."
Email to a friend
Print this page- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Saturday 26 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 8 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North east
