WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing after conducting a nighttime boarding mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia, according to three U.S. officials.

The SEALs were on an interdiction mission, climbing up a vessel when one got knocked off by high waves. Under their protocol, when one SEAL is overtaken the next jumps in after them.

Both SEALs are still missing. A search and rescue mission is underway and the waters in the Gulf of Aden, where they were operating, are warm, two of the U.S. officials said.

The U.S. Navy has conducted regular interdiction missions, where they have intercepted weapons on ships that were bound for Houthi-controlled Yemen.

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    11 months ago

    Not the person you responded to, but YouTube has a ton of ex Special operations guys talking about their experiences. One navy seal I watched talked about his experience staring into the eyes of absolute evil. Since he referred to this enemy combatant as evil you would imagine it must be some hardcore insurgent veteran with years of combat experience right? Nope, it’s a 14 year old kid.