Colombian President Says Survivors Jumped Into Pacific to Flee US Attack

Newsweek ^ | Jan 02, 2026 | Jesus Mesa and Gabe Whisnant

[nickcarraway]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Friday that survivors jumped into the sea to escape a U.S. attack on suspected drug‑smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean. Petro warned regional governments in a post on X after posting a map showing where the strike allegedly occurred, near Mexico and Guatemala.

He said three people died and others survived by abandoning the bombed vessels, citing information from Colombia’s navy.

Petro posted, "Notice to all governments in the area. It seems this is the exact zone where the boaters who jumped from vessels that were bombed fell. It is known that three people died, the rest survived because they jumped into the sea. Information obtained by our naval force, which is ready to collaborate."

Newsweek reached out to the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment on Friday.

[Secret Agent Man]

Most people are not going to have any sympathy for the demise of drug running criminals snuffed out on the water.

[Vendome]

So?

[Keyhopper]

Maybe they were pearl diving

[Cobra64]

They brought the war to us. Tough shiit.

[ridesthemiles]

FA==FO

[Adder]

citing information from Colombia’s navy.

Who? Are they out there to muck up our operations? To help?
Never heard of ‘em...

[M. Thatcher]

Deep sea fishermen, no doubt.

[StAnDeliver]

Hey Gustavo Pendejo, look to the east, see them bright lights? That’s not the sun rising, that’s your career-dissipation light flashing…

[Mark17]

Deep sea fishermen, no doubt.

No doubt. Fishermen always fish from a go fast. 😝😂

[jmacusa]

“boaters’’?

So this drug running scum are now ‘’boaters’’.

Great. Break out the captain’s hats and the Ascot scarves. We're boaters, don't you know?

[Mark17]

Also, if these dudes jumped out of the go fast, in the open ocean, they are probably dead anyway. Will anyone rescue them?

[jmacusa]

They’re ‘’boaters’’ now.

They’re yachting up to Martha’s Vineyard.

[jmacusa]

They’re ‘’boaters’’ now.

They’re yachting up to Martha’s Vineyard.

[Z28.310]

Aaaa abalone!

[Mark17]

They’re yachting up to Martha’s Vineyard.

Must be one of those new fangled go fast yachts. 😜

[Vaduz]

They should have swam away from the suspected drug‑smuggling boats faster that was the target they were just collateral damage.

[Dr. Sivana]

"boaters" made me think of these:

[jmacusa]

Yes, that's an example. I have in mind the type of ‘’captains hat’’ with the white cover, black peak and the gold tassel across it. It just screams “Thurston Howell’’.

[jmacusa]

Ey yah! “Oh look Martha hea’ come the new garna’s!