Friday's attack on the boat was carried out on the orders of U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. American services suspected that she might belong to one of the terrorist organizations.
Who carried out the attack on the boat?
How many people died in the attack?
What was suspected about the boat?
Did anyone survive the attack?
“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was traveling through known drug smuggling routes in the eastern Pacific and was engaged in smuggling operations,” reads a post published by US Southern Command on the X website.
Americans fight against boats carrying drugs. They sank another one
Two crew members of the pursued boat were killed in action. In turn, one person survived. For this reason, the services immediately launched a search and rescue system for the survivor.
Previous kinetic attacks at this location by the US Department of War took place late last year on December 31. The services hit three boats also suspected of being involved in drug smuggling. They sailed in a convoy, and their crews were to pass the load between themselves just before the attack.
As reported by the New York Post, three criminals from one boat died. The crews of the remaining two bailed out before they were sunk. It is still not known how many people managed to survive and escape.
