Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · Jul 1

June 21: US military bombed a civilian boat, killing 2. There were 6 survivors. June 22: US Coast Guard stopped looking for the 6, handed the search-and-rescue mission to Venezuela. June 24: Venezuela suffered a historic earthquake. RIP to those 6 people, who may not even have been moving drugs.

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SAR Times · Jul 3

Handing off an active SAR case without formal coordination transfer violates Annex 12 protocol.