Exclusive: U.S. Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say

[Jilly_in_VA]

The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them from a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean hit by a U.S. strike that killed two others, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
The disclosure, which has not been previously reported, raises the possibility that the survivors from Thursday's strike are the first prisoners of war in a conflict declared by President Donald Trump against a "narcoterrorist" threat he says is emanating from Venezuela.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
One of the sources said the vessel struck on Thursday moved below the water and was possibly a semi-submersible, which is a submarine-like vessel used by drug traffickers to avoid detection.
Five sources familiar with the matter said the U.S. military staged a helicopter rescue to pick up the survivors of the attack and bring them back to the U.S. warship.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-holding-rescued-strike-survivors-navy-ship-sources-say-2025-10-17/

Sure would be interesting if they really are just fishermen.......

[Deuxcents]

1. They will be whatever they want them to be.

[Phoenix61]

2. Interesting it wasn't a semi-submersible until there were survivors. Just saying. nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. But if it was a semi-submersible, it would have been for drug smuggling

They had no interest in survivors of the earlier attacks , who might have been fishermen, or migrants (and not necessarily to the USA) - that would have been embarrassing (and damning - though they're still crimes even if they were drug smugglers; but many Americans wouldn't care about killing smugglers). But this time, it would be worth it for them to be able to say "see? Drug smugglers!".

[D. Spaulding]

3. If these people are not the "terrorist cartel members" as the admin is gaslighting, then

they'll never be heard from again. They'll disappear them.