US Central Command announced that the two US Marines who went missing off the coast of Somalia on January 11 have died, after searching for them for 10 days.
Central Command said in a statement on Sunday: “We regret to announce that after a comprehensive search that lasted 10 days, two missing US Marines have not been found and their condition has been changed to deceased.” He added: “Out of respect for the families, no further information will be released at this time.”
US Central Command added that teams from the United States, Japan and Spain searched more than 21,000 square miles to try to locate the missing seals. The two sailors were boarding a ship when one of them fell into the water due to eight-foot waves, and the second jumped after them according to protocol, CNN reported earlier.
Central Command has not released information about what the sailors were doing when they disappeared other than to say they were "forward deployed" in the US Navy's 5th Fleet area of operations and were "supporting a wide range of missions." It is unclear what ship the sailors were trying to board.
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