<p class="speakable">The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced Monday that the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/military" rel="noopener" target="_blank">U.S. military</a> carried out an operation targeting a drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, leaving two people dead and one survivor.</p><p class="speakable">"On Feb. 9, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," the agency said.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a> </p><p>Following the strike, the U.S. Southern Command said it immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to search for the survivor.</p><p><i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.</i></p>