The Secretary of the Navy tomorrow will suspend the search for the alleged shipwrecked from the US attack to a flotilla of alleged “narco boats” on October 28.
On its X account (@SEMAR_mx) the Navy reported that at 6:30 a.m. this Saturday the 96 hours from the start of the search of the alleged castaway reported by the Coast Guard.
“With this, the operation will go to the status of ‘suspended asset’which means that the efforts will continue through the vessels that navigate in the area, which are informed by the maritime authorities and within the framework of the regular operations of our units,” the post indicates.
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Due to the above, he indicated the dependency, the ocean patrol and the aircraft that make the search will return to their regular operations.
Sheinbaum indicates that the Navy is looking for a survivor of a boat attacked by the US
This Tuesday, hours after Pete HegsethSecretary of Defense of the US will report on X (@SecWar) of the attack in the Eastern Pacificagainst 4 vessels that were supposedly transporting drugs, President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that there would be a survivor who is wanted by the Navy, based on the current international treaties.
“And it seems that there was one survivor and the Navy, for humanitarian reasons and within international treaties, he decided to rescue this person,” he commented.
Moments later, the Secretary of the Navy reported on X (@SEMAR_mx) that the rescue operation, 400 nautical miles from Acapulcois carried out at the request of the United States.
“In compliance with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and following the request of the US Coast Guard, the Mexican Navy attends a maritime search and rescue operation 400 miles SW of Acapulco (830 kilometers) with the aim of safeguarding human life at sea. This operation is carried out with an ocean patrol ship and a maritime patrol plane,” the Mexican agency posted.
Regarding the attack by the US Forces on the boats, Sheinbaum Pardo expressed his rejection of this type of actions and announced that he had asked the heads of the Navy and Foreign Affairs to discuss the issue at a table.
“We do not agree with these attacks as they occur. So, I asked that within the framework of the security agreement we have with the United States The ambassador is called and this situation can be seen in particular,” he commented.
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At 7:20 Mexico time, Hegseth reported that this Monday, the “War Department” carried out 3 attacks against 4 ships operated by 15 “narco terrorists”, 14 of whom died from the attack and 1 survived.
“Regarding the survivor, the USSOUTHCOM immediately initiated standard Search and Rescue (SAR); “The Mexican authorities accepted the case and assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue,” he posted.
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