In regard to the Dec. 30 U.S. military strike at sea (which hit three vessels and left survivors floating from the latter two), the Coast Guard says this today:

"The Coast Guard began coordinating search efforts around 3 p.m., on December 30th, after receiving notification from the Department of War of people in the water approximately 400 nautical miles southwest of the Mexico / Guatemala border. The Coast Guard launched a HC-130J from Sacramento, Calif., to search an area covering more than 1,000 nautical miles and issued an urgent marine information broadcast to mariners in the area. Weather reported in the area was nine-foot seas, and 40-knot winds. As of Friday, the Coast Guard coordinated more than 65 hrs of search efforts including working with partner nations, commercial fishing and Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) system vessels.”