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Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers This screengrab taken from a video posted by the Defense Department shows a boat shortly before it is hit by a strike on September 2, 2025. This screengrab taken from a video posted by the Defense Department shows a boat shortly before it is hit by a strike on September 2, 2025. Defense Department The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east of Venezuela – the admiral who oversaw the operation told lawmakers on Thursday, according to two sources with direct knowledge of his remarks. According to intelligence collected by US forces, the struck boat planned to “rendezvous” with the second vessel and transfer drugs to it, Adm. Frank Bradley said during ...