Two men have died and one survived after a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel i n the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday. Footage released by U.S. Southern Command depicts a dark, boat-like shape before an apparent explosion, followed by a column of fire erupting from the sea. Southern Command confirmed it "immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivor." The incident follows a White House announcement on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has endorsed a new US counterterrorism strategy, which designates the elimination of drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere as the administration’s top priority. This campaign, initiated by the Trump administration in early September, involves the destruction of suspected drug-trafficking vessels across Latin American waters, including the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea . It has reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 193 individuals. The U.S.…