They were “our country’s best, who pledged their lives to protect their fellow Americans,” Joe Biden said of the Navy SEALs on Monday. Christopher J. Chambers AND Nathan Gage Ingram missing in the Arabian Sea.
That day, the US Army confirmed the deaths of both men, after ten days of relentless searching.
The soldiers disappeared under mysterious circumstances on January 11 during a mission in the Arabian Sea.
Chambers and Ingram, aged 37 and 27 respectively, were supposed to board an unflagged ship at night that was allegedly carrying Iranian-made weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
To reach the ship, which was located off the coast of Somalia, the two left their mobile sea base aboard a special operations combat vessel manned by a naval special operations crew.
However, a senseless accident ended their lives before they could reach their goal.
According to the Washington Post, one of the SEALs fell into the sea from one of his boat’s ladders and the other dove into the water to save him.
Christopher J. Chambers was the greatest. He was 37 years old. Photo: APThe current and strong waves swept them away from the ship and both disappeared forever.
A case full of puzzles
The disappearance of Chambers and Ingram is shocking because no one yet knows how they got lost so quickly. Moreover, Their bodies have not yet been discovered..
Just as it is not known how the soldiers got lost, the Navy is also trying to find out whether they were carrying rescue equipment, such as infrared lights or strobe lights.
Nathan Gage Ingram had been part of the SEAL unit since 2019. Photo: APThe operation became a recovery effort, U.S. Central Command said. The Navy had been assigned to West Coast-based SEAL units, part of Naval Special Warfare Group 1. Chambers in 2012 and Ingram in 2019.
Despite everything, mission accomplished
The team to which Chambers and Ingram belonged finally intercepted the enemy ship.
The military seized Iranian weapons, including ballistic and cruise missile components such as propulsion and guidance devices, warheads and air defense parts. The 14 crew members were arrested.
To conclude the mission, the Navy scuttled the ship deeming it unsafe.
“We mourn the loss of our two Naval Special Forces warriors and will always remember their sacrifice and example,” the general said. Erik Kurillahead of the United States Central Command, on the Navy SEALs.
Soldiers were fired on social networks. Photo: X“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,” he concluded.
Source: Clarin
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