The drownings of two Navy SEALs during a maritime intercept off the coast of Somalia were preventable, caused by a lack of proper training and unclear guidance on effective flotation, a Navy investigation found.

The deaths of two U.S. Navy Seals in January 2024 who drowned while boarding a suspected Houthi arms smuggling vessel off the coast of Somalia were preventable, according to a Navy report obtained by CBS News.

A military investigation into the deaths of two U.S. Navy SEALs determined that both deaths were preventable. The Navy SEALs drowned in January while trying to board a dhow ship that was illegally transporting Iranian cruise missile and ballistic missile components from Iran to Houthi terrorists in Yemen.

Two U.S. Navy SEALs died off the coast of Somalia in January following a series of "preventable" "systematic failures," according to a military investigation released on Friday, Oct. 11.

Two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about what to do after falling into deep,

The deaths of two U.S. Navy SEALs who drowned while trying to intercept Houthi weapons in January were preventable, a new investigation reviewed by The Associated Press found. The two SEALs — Chief Special Warfare Operator Christopher Chambers and Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nathan Gage Ingram — were on a mission to board and raid a seafaring vessel carrying weapons for the Iranian-backed Houthis near Yemen,