"The United States Coast Guard has said it has suspended its search for survivors days after the US military said it struck two more boats in the eastern Pacific. In a statement shared on its website on Friday, the Coast Guard said the three-day search had been focused on water approximately 400 nautical miles [about 740km] southwest of the Mexico/Guatemala border and had continued for more than 65 hours, but that no sightings of survivors had been reported."
"The US military's Southern Command on Tuesday said that it struck three boats travelling in a convoy in the eastern Pacific. It said three people were killed on one of the boats, but the passengers of the others jumped overboard, distancing themselves before follow-on engagements sank their respective vessels. Another two people were killed in a subsequent strike on another boat, according to the military, which did not provide the location. In both instances, the military said the boats were smuggling drugs, without providing evidence."
The United States Coast Guard suspended a three-day search for survivors after US forces reported striking two more boats in the eastern Pacific. The search covered waters about 400 nautical miles southwest of the Mexico/Guatemala border and lasted more than 65 hours with no reported sightings. The US Southern Command said it struck three convoyed boats, reporting three deaths on one vessel and passengers abandoning others before follow-on engagements sank them; a subsequent strike killed two more people. The military said the boats were smuggling drugs without providing evidence. Known strikes total 33 and at least 115 people have been killed since early September.
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