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US Military Says It Struck a Vessel in Caribbean, Killing Three
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February 14, 2026

An explosion occurs on a vessel during what the U.S. military says was a kinetic strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, at an unidentified location in this screen grab obtained from a video released on February 13, 2026. US Southern Command/Handout via Reuters

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Feb 13 – The U.S. military said in a social media post that it had struck a vessel in the Caribbean on Friday, killing three people, the latest such incident in recent months.

President Donald Trump’s administration has touted its success at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels in the area.

The military said in a post on X the vessel was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”

Reuters could not immediately verify the information.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Costas Pitas; Editing by Christian Martinez and Chris Reese)

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