The United States is releasing and repatriating the two survivors of a suspected drug smuggling submersible vessel that was destroyed Thursday in the Caribbean, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday. The two people are currently being held on a Navy vessel in the Caribbean after the military recovered them from the site of the airstrike.

The two will be released back to their home countries, Ecuador and Colombia, respectively, rather than remain in American custody or prosecuted by the U.S. government. The survivors are being held on one of the several Navy ships currently operating in the Caribbean, following a buildup of forces since August.

The strike on Thursday was the sixth one since the start of September against small boats in the Caribbean and the first time that any surv

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