The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for survivors who abandoned vessels sunk by a U.S. military strike Tuesday approximately 400 nautical miles southwest of the Mexico-Guatemala border in the Pacific Ocean, according to an Al Jazeera English report shared during the 59-minute reporting window ending 5:45 AM UTC on January 3, 2026. Al Jazeera English cited the Coast Guard's action in an X post at https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2007320032041177109 linking to https://aje.io/u9iljo, following an official Coast Guard press release issued early Friday morning UTC confirming the suspension after nearly three days of searching, as previously reported by CNN's Zachary Cohen. The Coast Guard press release at https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4370416/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-individuals-in-the-pacific-ocean/ detailed the incident location and the end of search efforts.
