Overview
- U.S. Southern Command said it hit a small boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving a third person alive.
- The command posted a video of the impact and said it alerted the U.S. Coast Guard to search for the survivor.
- Officials said the vessel was on known drug-trafficking routes and linked it to groups they classify as terrorist organizations.
- The strike is part of a campaign that has passed 50 incidents and more than 150 deaths since September 2025 in international waters near Venezuela and Colombia.
- Earlier this week, U.S. forces reported destroying another boat in the Pacific and said its three crew members were killed.