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The US military has struck another alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men and leaving one survivor.

Some shit you should know before you dig in: If you’re unaware, the US military has been carrying out a campaign of strikes against boats it claims are transporting narcotics in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean since September. According to a tally by The Intercept, there have now been 58 such strikes resulting in a death toll of at least 192 people across the region with only four known survivors. The Trump administration has framed the operation as a campaign against “narco-terrorism” and has designated numerous criminal groups involved in the drug trade as “terrorist” organizations to justify the strikes. On Wednesday, the White House said Trump endorsed a new counterterrorism plan, and makes going after drug cartels across the Western Hemisphere as his administration’s number one priority.

What’s going on: In a notable development, US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which oversees US military operations in the Caribbean and Latin America, announced the latest strike in a post on X accompanied by a video that showed a moving boat being struck by what appeared to be a missile. Per SOUTHCOM, two men on board died and a third made it out alive, with the Coast Guard looped in to kick off a search and rescue. A US official told the New York Times that Mexico’s Navy is actually the one running point on finding the survivor.

In a statement, SOUTHCOM said, “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. No military forces were harmed in the operation.”

Friday’s strike marked the third such attack in just five days, with the US military reporting Tuesday that it had killed three people in a similar strike.