U.S. defence secretary Lloyed Austin mourn the loss of two Navy SEALs, following the announcement by U.S. Central Command that despite a 10-day exhaustive search, the two missing involved in the boarding of an illicit dhow carrying Iranian advanced conventional weapons on Jan. 11 have not been located.
CENTCOM added that the two soldiers statues has now been officially changed to deceased and that the search and rescue operation has transitioned to recovery efforts.
On the evening of January 11, two U.S. Navy Sailors were reported missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia.