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#shipwrecked

Persons in distress at sea, protected under the duty to rescue in maritime law and Geneva Convention II. Incidents involve failure to rescue migrants at sea or military operations that endanger shipwrecked persons.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Sinking of IRIS Dena: USS Charlotte Torpedoes Iranian Frigate Off Sri Lanka

A US submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate returning from a peaceful international naval event, killing 87 sailors. The failure to rescue shipwrecked sailors violates the Second Geneva Convention's obligation to search for and collect the shipwrecked after an engagement.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Extrajudicial Killing
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Operation Southern Spear: Lethal Drone Strikes on Caribbean and Pacific Drug Boats

A sustained campaign of Hellfire missile strikes on suspected drug boats has killed at least 95 people without due process, public evidence of drug trafficking, or identification of the dead. Legal experts widely classify these as extrajudicial killings and crimes against humanity.

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