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The U.S. military said on Friday it had carried out a deadly attack on a ship accused of drug trafficking in the East Pacific Oceanthe first known attack since the raid captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.
U.S. Southern Command said on social media that the ship was “participated in a drug trafficking operation” and that the attack left two people dead and one survivor. The Coast Guard has been notified to launch a search and rescue operation for the man, the statement said.
A video accompanying the post showed a boat moving through the water before bursting into flames and exploding. Since the incident, the U.S. military has recently focused on seizing sanctioned oil tankers with ties to Venezuela trump card The government launched a daring raid to capture Maduro and take him to New York Facing drug trafficking charges.
The most recent ship attack occurred in late December, when the military said it attacked five suspected drug-smuggling vessels in two days, killing a total of eight people and causing others to jump into the sea. The Coast Guard suspended the search days later.