
Navy SEALs missing off coast of Somalia were chasing Iran-made weapons bound for Yemen, official says
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The two U.S. Navy SEALs lost at sea off the coast of Somalia were searching for a Yemen-bound shipment of Iranian weapons to Houthi fighters, a U.S. official confirmed.
The two special forces operators were climbing on a ladder aboard a vessel while on a mission in the Gulf of Aden when high waves knocked one into the sea. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
The second SEAL jumped in after the first as part of Navy SEAL protocol to help a partner in distress and both vanished, The Associated Press said.
Both are still missing and a search and rescue mission continues in the Gulf of Aden where, according to officials who spoke to The Washington Post, powerful swells and exhaustion are more of a concern than hypothermia as commanders remain hopeful that the two SEALs will be found alive.