Three men arrested after being rescued from a burning boat near Plymouth. NCA investigating suspected drug offenses.
The agency fights organized crime in the UK. The incident occurred Tuesday, March 4 when a boat near Coxside had smoke pouring from the deck.
Border Force stopped the boat as their ship, HMC Valiant, stopped it coming into port. A Home Office person said officers stopped the boat, put out a fire on board, and rescued the three crew members.
People saw the damaged boat, which still had smoke coming out. Other boats, including a police boat, escorted it to port.
Firefighters and police went there to make sure the boat was safe. They kept people away at Mayflower Steps.
The NCA said men got arrested, suspected of drug crimes. They bailed them out after Border Force stopped their boat near Plymouth. The NCA investigation just started, so they cannot say more now.