US confirms strike against boat off SVG

FISHERMEN and other users of the sea in St Lucia and St.Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), are said to be on edge following a lethal US military strike on Friday, February 13, 2026.

According to confirmed reports, fishers in Canouan reported having seen and heard the explosions on Friday.

The blast reportedly took place around 2:00 p.m, several miles away from the Grenadine island of Canouan, and was confirmed by a 8:37 p.m US military post on Facebook on Friday, February 13, 2026.There was also a website post by U.S. Southern Command stating: “On Feb. 13, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Three narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed”.

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