The military action was the latest of more than a dozen US strikes since September on vessels near the Venezuelan coast and, more recently, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, that have killed more than 60 people.
(Photo Credit : FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
Hegseth, said in a post on social media website X that the vessel was operated by a “Designated Terrorist Organization” but provided no further evidence.
His post included a 20-second video clip, marked unclassified, of a boat in the water that gets struck by a munition and explodes.
The military action was the latest of more than a dozen US strikes since September on vessels near the Venezuelan coast and, more recently, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, that have killed more than 60 people.
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