US Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Drug Boat Strikes in Pacific Ocean

The U.S. Southern Command said its forces conducted kinetic strikes against a convoy of three ‘narco-trafficking vessels’ in the Pacific on Dec. 30.

A still image released on Dec. 31, 2025, shows what U.S. officials said was a narco-trafficking vessel. U.S. Southern Command

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Jan. 2 that it has halted efforts to search for people in the water after U.S. forces attacked drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean earlier this week.

In a statement, the Coast Guard said it decided to suspend its search efforts after more than 65 hours of operation in the water approximately 400 nautical miles southwest of the Mexico–Guatemala border.