US EditionCoast Guard Suspends Search for Alleged Drug Smugglers Who Jumped Overboard After U.S. Strike
The Coast Guard ended a 65-hour search covering over 1,090 nautical miles after no survivors or debris were found from a U.S. military strike on drug boats.
- Late Friday, the United States Coast Guard called off a dayslong search for people who jumped overboard after their boats were struck about 400 nautical miles off the Mexico-Guatemala border.
- The U.S. military said on Tuesday it struck suspected smuggling boats as part of a monthslong campaign the Trump administration says targets Latin American drug cartels.
- Adverse weather, including 40-knot winds and nine-foot seas, hampered rescue efforts during the about 65 hours search covering more than 1,090 nautical miles, Coast Guard Capt. Patrick Dill said.
- The military said one strike killed three people and another killed two, with survivors detained and repatriated to Colombia and Ecuador, while others were presumed dead after searches ended.
- The administration frames the campaign as pressure on Nicolás Maduro and as counter-narcotics action, while human rights observers and international law experts warn the strikes are extrajudicial killings amid the U.S. military buildup.
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Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Latest Boat Strikes
The Coast Guard late Friday suspended the search for survivors of a U.S. military strike against several boats in the eastern Pacific this week, after rescue operations faced high seas and fierce winds. The Coast Guard said in a statement that it was calling off the operation after coordinating a search over four days with four vessels, including fishing boats and ships from other nations, in an area about 400 nautical miles southwest of Mexico’…
The United States Coast Guard announced that no survivors or debris had been found after 65 hours of searching.
US Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Drug Boat Strikes in Pacific Ocean
The U.S. Coast Guard said on Jan. 2 that it has halted efforts to search for people in the water after U.S. forces attacked drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean earlier this week. In a statement, the Coast Guard said it has decided to suspend its search efforts after more than 65 hours of operation in the water approximately 400 nautical miles southwest of the Mexico-Guatemala border. The search involved international rescue coordination ce…
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