Two Navy Seals are declared dead after an attack on a ship carrying Iranian weapons

The search to save operation two SEAL special force sailors missing in the Arabian Sea during a mission to board a ship and confiscate Iranian-made weapons ended after 10 days, the US military said Sunday, which He left them for dead.

The rescue operation will become now recovery effortThis was stated in a statement by the United States Central Command. The names of the soldiers were not disclosed while notifications to families continued.

Ships and planes from the United States, Japan and SpainThey had tirelessly searched over 21,000 square milesaccording to the military, with assistance from the Fleet Numerical Meteorology Oceanography Center, the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command, UC San Diego’s Scripts Institute of Oceanography and the Office of Naval Research.

“We mourn the loss of our two Naval Special Forces warriors and will always remember their sacrifice and example,” said Gen. Erik Kurilla, head of U.S. Central Command. “Our prayers go out to the families and friends of the SEALs, the U.S. Navy and the entire Special Forces community at this time.”

How did the operation go?

According to authorities, the January 11 operation targeted an unflagged ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen. Authorities said that when the team boarded the ship, one of the SEALs was submerged in the middle of a strong wave and a companion tried to save him.

The commandos had left the USS Lewis B. Extractor, a mobile sea base and had drone and helicopter support. They boarded a small special operations gunboat manned by a naval special operations crew to reach the ship.

in the assault They confiscated several weapons Iranian-made, including ballistic and cruise missile components such as propulsion and guidance devices, as well as warheads and anti-aircraft defense parts, according to the Central Command.

It was a new seizure by the US Navy and its allies shipments of weapons destined for the rebels, whose attacks threaten global trade in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in a campaign linked to the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The missile components seized included those used in those attacks.

The United States Navy ended up sinking the ship who transported the weapons, after having deemed them unsafe, according to the Central Command. The ship’s 14 crew members Were arrested.