Jan 2 (Reuters) – The United States Coast Guard said on Friday it had suspended a search for people in the water in the aftermath of a U.S. military strike earlier in the week on a convoy of suspected drug vessels in the Pacific Ocean. “The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated more than 65 hours of […]
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US Coast Guard suspends search for survivors after strike on suspected drug vessels
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Jan 2 (Reuters) – The United States Coast Guard said on Friday it had suspended a search for people in the water in the aftermath of a U.S. military strike earlier in the week on a convoy of suspected drug vessels in the Pacific Ocean.
“The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated more than 65 hours of search efforts, covering more than 1,090 nautical miles under favorable visual conditions, with no sightings of survivors or debris,” it said in a statement.
On Wednesday, the U.S. military’s Southern Command said five people were killed in a strike launched on two vessels, revised down from an earlier count of three, but did not indicate the location.
(Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)