Molly-Schulte

On March 9, 2025, a crew member aboard the 'Molly Schulte', en route from Manzanillo to Puerto Quatzal, fell into the sea 26 miles off the coast between the ports of Lázaro Cárdenas and Zihuatanejo. The man of Filipino origin, identified as Carpio Carmelo Parongenable, was last seen at around 5:45 a.m. The help of the maritime, port and fishing community, as well as ship captains, was requested. Fishing vessels in the port of Zihuatanejo and the municipality of La Unión were also asked to be on the alert to try to locate the person. The 'Molly Schulte' was in pos. 17° 14' N 101° 40' W as of March 11 with the status of restricted movement.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 82 kilos of cocaine in backpacks aboard the 'Molly Schulte' in San Juan which had arrived at the port from Caucedo. Its estimated value was 2.2 million Dollars. On Feb 1, 2021, a CBP smuggling control team boarded the vessel after its arrival for a routine inspection. Ateam of trained dogs alerted to an odor inside six backpacks near the cargo deck. CBP officers inspected the contents of the backpacks and found the cocaine. The ship remained berthed at the Luis A. Ayala Colon Container Terminal as of Feb 2.