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摘要

As lawmakers become increasingly concerned about the popularity and use of self-propelled semi-submersibles (SPSSs) by drug smugglers, Coast Guard officials continue to face the biggest threat from traditional watercraft.rn1.The Coast Guard first noticed semi-submersibles, watercraft that operate with most of their structure underwater, in 2006.rn2.The service has seized or disrupted 32 semi-submersibles at sea.rn3.Go-fast vessels remain drug smugglers' preferred choice of transportation.