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Officials have confirmed there were four military strikes against the boat -- the first strike killing nine of the 11 people aboard.
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Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
The initial Post report quoted an anonymous source as saying that, before the first strike, Hegseth verbally ordered that everyone on the boat be taken out.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Reports indicate that two people who survived the first strike attempted to climb back onto the vessel before it was hit a second time.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The first strike left at least two survivors.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
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Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
The initial Post report quoted an anonymous source as saying that, before the first strike, Hegseth verbally ordered that everyone on the boat be taken out.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Reports indicate that two people who survived the first strike attempted to climb back onto the vessel before it was hit a second time.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The first strike left at least two survivors.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
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“First strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20strike. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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