US has seized survivors of attack on alleged narco-sub in Caribbean [View all]
Source: The Guardian and agencies
US has seized survivors of attack on alleged narco-sub in Caribbean
In the six attacks on similar vessels launched by Trump, this is the first where any survivors have been reported
Guardian Staff and agencies in Washington
Fri 17 Oct 2025 19.47 BST
First published on Fri 17 Oct 2025 18.30 BST
The US has seized survivors of a military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region last month, according to officials in Washington.
Trump later confirmed the attack, telling reporters that the targeted vessel was a narco-submarine.
“We attacked a submarine, and that was a drug-carrying submarine built specifically for the transportation of massive amounts of drugs,” Trump said while hosting the Ukrainian president at the White House.
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Thursday’s attack is believed to be at least the sixth strike in the waters off Venezuela since early September, and the first to result in survivors who were picked up by the US military. It was not immediately clear what would be done with the survivors, who the officials said were being held on a US navy vessel.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/17/survivors-caribbean-boat-strike-us-military-custody
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