Why Did Drug Traffickers Attack a Ship Off the Coast of Portugal?

Gunmen stormed a container ship, presumably looking for cocaine. This was a first in Portuguese waters but follows a pattern of similar attacks across Europe.

In the early hours of September 4, 2025, a Liberian-flagged container ship, the Odysseus, was sailing about 10 km from the southern coast of Portugal, when armed intruders covertly boarded the vessel under cover of darkness.