2 Killed in Boat Strike by US Military in Eastern Pacific, With 1 Survivor

This marked the second strike in less than a week, following a Feb. 5 operation.A vessel burns after a U.S. military strike on what is alleged to be a drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific, in an unidentified location, in a screen grab from a video released on Feb. 5, 2026. U.S. Southern Command2/9/2026|Updated: 2/9/2026The U.S. military said it carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Feb. 9, killing two traffickers and leaving one survivor.U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a statement on X that intelligence confirmed the boat was run by a designated terrorist organization and was traversing known drug-trafficking routes.Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times. Author’s Selected Articles