Opinion ID: 3036581
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Heading: Rescue of the Go-Fast Crew, Scuttling of the Go-

Text: Fast, and Recovery of Cocaine and Other Items The Go-Fast was videotaped as it capsized and as the crew (Defendants Dionasio Aborno (“Aborno”), Abrual Recio Car- 5 The Go-Fast used in this case was of the short-range variety, see supra note 2, powered by twin Yamaha 200-hp two-stroke outboard engines. It appeared to have no hull markings designating national origin and did not appear to be flying a flag. UNITED STATES v. PERLAZA 2573 rasco (“Carrasco”), Fernando Lopez (“Lopez”), David Murillo (“Murillo”), and Ferrnei Reina (“Reina”)) were rescued from the water by the De Wert’s LEDET team and brought aboard the De Wert, before being transferred to the custody of the LEDET team aboard the USS Valley Forge. Meanwhile, the Go-Fast bobbed in the water, as it was barely able to stay afloat. The crane used for lowering and lifting the boarding boat aboard the De Wert could not have been used to salvage the Go-Fast because the Go-Fast was too big, too heavy, and did not have any hoisting points from which to lift it out of the water. Thus, the Go-Fast was destroyed because it was a hazard to navigation and because it held and was surrounded by fuel that could be ignited. In the Go-Fast’s debris field were at least a dozen 55-gallon drums riding low in the water, indicating that they were full. Another LEDET team aboard the USS Firebolt assisted in recovering the items jettisoned from the Go-Fast. That team recovered 77 bales of cocaine, a blue 55-gallon fuel drum, and other non-drug evidence. The De Wert’s LEDET team also recovered some cocaine. The total cocaine recovered weighed 1,964 kilograms.