The United States military carried out a deadly attack on a ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, which resulted in three deaths.

美國軍方於週四對東太平洋的一艘船隻發動致命攻擊，導致三人死亡。

The operation was led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear under General Francis L. Donovan. The target was a vessel operated by groups labeled as 'Designated Terrorist Organizations' that was traveling along known drug trafficking routes. Since this campaign began in early September, at least 211 people have been killed. The Trump administration has described these actions as part of an 'armed conflict' with Latin American cartels, emphasizing that these steps are necessary to reduce the amount of drugs entering the U.S. and to lower death rates from overdoses.

此次行動由 Francis L. Donovan 將軍領導的「南方之矛」聯合特遣部隊（Joint Task Force Southern Spear）執行。目標是一艘由被標記為「指定恐怖組織」的團體營運，且正沿已知毒品走私路線航行的船隻。自九月初開始這場行動以來，至少已有 211 人被殺。川普政府將這些行動描述為與拉丁美洲販毒集團「武裝衝突」的一環，並強調這些步驟對於減少進入美國的毒品數量以及降低藥物過量死亡率至關重要。

However, some critics question if this strategy is actually effective or legal. They argue that fentanyl, the main cause of overdose deaths, mostly enters the U.S. by land from Mexico using chemicals from China and India. Furthermore, Colombian President Gustavo Petro asserted that attacking low-level workers is ineffective. He suggested that the only way to stop these organizations is to capture their leaders. He also claimed that some victims may have been civilians, although the U.S. government denies this.

然而，一些批評者質疑該策略是否真正有效或合法。他們認為，導致過量死亡的主因——芬太尼，大部分是透過陸路從墨西哥進入美國，且化學原料來自中國和印度。此外，哥倫比亞總統 Gustavo Petro 主張，攻擊基層人員是沒有效果的。他建議停止這些組織的唯一方法是逮捕其領導者。他還聲稱部分受害者可能是平民，儘管美國政府否認了這一點。

Legal concerns have grown since a September attack where a 'double-tap' maneuver killed two survivors who were holding onto wreckage after an initial strike. While the White House claimed this was a legal act of self-defense, many legal experts argue that attacking survivors is illegal. Consequently, U.S. Senators have asked for the original, unedited video of these events. At the same time, the Department of Defense is reviewing whether the military followed its official targeting process, though they noted this review does not decide if the strikes were legal.

自九月一次攻擊後，法律疑慮日益增加，當時一次「二次打擊」（double-tap）行動殺死了兩名在初步打擊後抓著殘骸生存的倖存者。雖然白宮聲稱這是合法的自衛行為，但許多法律專家認為攻擊倖存者是非法的。因此，美國參議員要求提供這些事件的原始未剪接影片。與此同時，國防部正在審查軍方是否遵循了官方的目標選定程序，儘管他們指出此次審查並不決定該打擊是否合法。

The U.S. is continuing its sea campaign against suspected traffickers while facing legal challenges and calls for more transparency from lawmakers.

美國在面對法律挑戰及國會議員要求提高透明度的情況下，繼續在海上對涉嫌走私者進行打擊。