Families of 2 Men Killed in Caribbean Boat Strike File Wrongful Death Suit Against US

The families of two Trinidadian nationals said they were working as farmers and fishermen in Venezuela and were returning home when they were killed on Oct. 14.A screenshot of the moment before a U.S. military strike on a vessel suspected of carrying narcotics through international waters near Venezuela on Oct. 14, 2025. @realDonaldTrump/Truth Social/Screenshot via The Epoch Times1/28/2026|Updated: 1/28/2026Family members of two Trinidadian nationals on Jan. 27 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the United States over a lethal U.S. strike on a boat operating in the Caribbean Sea in October.U.S. forces destroyed the boat, killing its operators, as part of a campaign of strikes on suspected drug runners that President Donald Trump initiated in September.Ryan Morgan is a reporter for The Epoch Times focusing on military and foreign affairs. Author’s Selected Articles