Overview
- U.S. Southern Command said Joint Task Force Southern Spear hit two vessels in the eastern Pacific and one in the Caribbean at Gen. Francis L. Donovan’s direction.
- The command reported four fatalities on each Pacific vessel and three on the Caribbean boat and said no U.S. personnel were harmed.
- Unclassified video released on social media shows the boats being struck and burning, with people visible on two vessels before impact.
- The latest announcement brings the tally to roughly 42 strikes and about 144–145 deaths since September, following another strike on Feb. 14 that killed three.
- The administration cites an effort to disrupt drug flows as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly praised the operation, while critics challenge the legality and evidence basis and some families pursue lawsuits.