US military says it struck a vessel in Caribbean, killing three

The targeted vessel has been confirmed as a “drug trafficking ship”

A projectile approaches a vessel during what the US 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 Feb 13, 2026. Photo: Reuters

The US 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."