The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for individuals who abandoned vessels sunk by the U.S. military during a strike Tuesday approximately 400 nautical miles southwest of the Mexico-Guatemala border in the Pacific Ocean, according to a press release issued during the 29-minute reporting window from 3:16 AM to 3:45 AM UTC on January 3, 2026. CNN's Zachary Cohen reported the strike location details from a new U.S. Coast Guard statement via an X post at https://x.com/ZcohenCNN/status/2007290726456111519, noting the search for survivors had continued nearly three days after the Tuesday incident. The official Coast Guard press release, available at https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4370416/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-individuals-in-the-pacific-ocean/, confirmed the suspension early Friday morning UTC.
