STRIPES (Stars and Stripes Brie...) - US forces strike suspected drug vessel in Caribbean Sea, killing 4 | Stars and Stripes
U.S. forces struck a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, according to U.S. Southern Command.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Crew shouts warning moments before ships collide
Video posted on social media shows the moment a Panama-flagged cargo ship collided with a Chinese fishing vessel in busy shipping lanes off Singapore. Ship-tracking data reviewed by CNN shows the fishing vessel later reached port in Singapore, while the cargo ship remained at the scene for several hours.
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NYTIMES (Annie Correal and Eric Schmitt) - Escalating Boat Strikes Campaign, U.S. Targets ‘Refueling’ Vessels
U.S. military officials in the past two weeks have sunk six large fishing vessels accused of providing fuel to fast boats carrying drugs from South America.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - US military interdicts floating refueling station in Eastern Pacific before sinking it
SOUTHCOM said the interdiction was part of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere and in collaboration with the Ecuadorian government.
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - U.S. Military Says It Killed 4 In Strike On Alleged Drug-Smuggling Boat In The Caribbean
The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 227.
AMERICANALMANAC (Melissa Gentry) - U.S. Navy clears all mines from Strait of Hormuz as Trump declares 'Zero Tolerance' on Iran
The U.S. Navy has finished sweeping every mine from the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz, and President Trump is warning Iran that any attempt to re-mine the waterway will be met with immediate destruction. Trump announced the completion of the months-long operation on Truth Social, confirming that Navy underwater drones had identified more […] The post U.S. Navy clears all mines from Strait of Hormuz as Trump declares 'Zero Tolerance' on Iran appeared first on American Almanac .
The U.S. Navy has finished sweeping every mine from the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz, and President Trump is warning Iran that any attempt to re-mine the waterway will be met with immediate destruction. Trump announced the completion of the months-long operation on Truth Social, confirming that Navy underwater drones had identified more than 100 suspected mines in the strait's Traffic Separation Scheme, the principal shipping corridor running between Iran and Oman. Private contractors then removed or detonated each one. A U.S. official told Breitbart News the breakthrough amounted to a "watershed moment." The strait carries roughly one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas when fully open. Iran's decision to…Open
NYTIMES (Eric Schmitt) - U.S. Military Kills 2 People in Attack on Boat in Pacific
The United States has killed at least 223 people since its campaign of boat strikes began nearly a year ago.
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - UAE Accuses Iran of Drone Attacks on Two Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
Flames and smoke rise from the port of Mokha during a strike in Yemen, Friday, August 4, 2026 (AP/Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik) Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 15, 2026 ABU DHABI, United Arab [...]
WASHINGTONPOST (Imogen Piper, Ellen Nakashima, Samantha Schmidt, Samuel Oakford, Warren Strobel, Alex Horton, Aaron Schaffer) - Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats
A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the fishing boats before drones attacked, flight data shows.
NYTIMES (Maria Abi-Habib, Riley Mellen, José María León Cabrera and Christiaan Triebert) - Ecuadorean Fishing Boats Hit by Mystery Attackers
Ecuadorean crews plying the waters of the Pacific have been targeted by a mysterious outfit equipped with drones. Some sailors appear to have lost their lives.