Six Americans: Captain Robert Mayne, and crew: Michael Mayne, James Garrett, Nicholas Cook, Devon Butler, and Steve Matanich have been held in substandard conditions in a prison in Puerto Lempira, Honduras. On May 5,2014 the Captain and crew were unlawfully arrested and charged with smuggling weapons though the captain notified local officials weeks prior to their arrival of the six US registered weapons on board for protection. The US flagged vessel was there for work arrangement with Honduran officials to start a cooperative project with the Municipality of Ahuas and Miskito Indians to clean estuaries and waterways and provide funding for local projects to help the Hondurans. The men were ordered to be further illegally detained on May 13, 2014 and Honduran Navy has custody of the boat.
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