The US military on June 16 (US time) said it had launched an attack on a ship operating in the eastern Pacific region, killing one person and leaving two survivors.
The South American Command (Southern Command) announced on social network X that the victim was a male, while two other men survived the attack. The US Coast Guard has been notified to deploy search and rescue operations.
According to Southern Command, the targeted ship was operated by organizations that the US calls "designated terrorist organizations" and is moving on routes believed to be commonly used for drug trafficking. The agency did not name the organizations or those involved, nor did it provide further details to clarify the allegations.
This is the latest attack in President Donald Trump's administration's campaign against ships accused of transporting drugs. Washington believes these attacks target those they call "drug terrorists".
However, the campaign has faced criticism from legal experts and human rights organizations in the US as well as internationally. Many opinions question the legal basis of these attacks.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International believe that such attacks are acts of murder outside the framework of the law.
According to information provided, US military airstrikes targeting ships suspected of being involved in drug trafficking have killed more than 200 people since September. Survivors of the attacks are considered very rare.
