{"id":114817,"date":"2026-02-10T14:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=114817"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:56:58","slug":"us-kills-two-people-in-attack-on-boat-in-eastern-pacific-one-survivor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=114817","title":{"rendered":"US kills two people in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, one survivor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The United States military has attacked a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people, and notifying the US coastguard that one person survived the strike.<\/p>\n

The US Southern Command, which oversees military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, said the \u201clethal kinetic strike\u201d was carried out on Monday against a vessel, which it alleged was involved in drug trafficking without providing any evidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo narco-terrorists were killed and one survived the strike. Following the engagement, US SOUTHCOM immediately notified U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivor,\u201d the military said.<\/p>\n

Last week, the US claimed responsibility for\u00a0killing two people\u00a0in an earlier attack in the eastern Pacific, bringing to three the number of attacks Washington has ordered on vessels since its forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a bloody nighttime raid on the capital, Caracas, in early January.<\/p>\n

According to monitors and tallies kept by media organisations, the US has now carried out some 37 attacks against 39 vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean Ocean, killing at least 130 people, including the latest killings on Monday.<\/p>\n

SOUTHCOM did not provide details on the medical condition of the survivor from Monday\u2019s attack, nor the chances of the person\u2019s rescue by the US coastguard and the likelihood of their survival.<\/p>\n

The US appears undeterred in carrying out its deadly operations in international waters off Latin America, despite legal scholars, rights workers and regional leaders accusing the US of extrajudicial killing by acting as the judge, jury and executioner in cases of people suspected of drug trafficking.<\/p>\n

Officials in the administration of US President Donald Trump have already come under scrutiny for reports that the first such attack, which took place in September 2025, included a follow-up strike that killed survivors who were clinging to the wreckage of a boat.<\/p>\n

Legal experts said the\u00a0US military committed a crime\u00a0if it killed the survivors of a shipwreck .<\/p>\n

SOUTHCOM released a 10-second video of the air strike on Monday. In the video, a small, motorised boat can be seen in the military\u2019s crosshairs before it is hit, triggering an explosion seconds later.<\/p>\n

Some of the boat\u2019s structure appears to remain intact after the explosion, although the vessel slows down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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