Seize crew, then blow up boat. U.S. shifts tactics in anti-drug strikes at sea. - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PST

The nine fishermen could not see or hear anything as armed U.S. Marines and sailors shoved them onto a military vessel. With hands cuffed, eyes covered and ears plugged, they were told to wait with their heads bowed, surrounded by a stench of urine, one of the men said.