The status of 2 US Navy SEALs has been changed from missing to deceased.
2. The U.S Central Command announced it after their whereabouts remained unknown, even after a 10-day search and rescue operation.
3. The 2 Navy SEALs went missing on Jan 11th during a nighttime operation near the coast of Somalia after they boarded a vessel carrying Iranian weapons for Houthis.
4. The search has now been changed to a recovery effort, and their names have not been released.
5. CENTCOM added that teams from the US, Japan and Spain searched over 21,000 square miles to find them.
6. CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased Navy SEALs.
7. Their sacrifice for the nation & the leadership they demonstrated will be fondly remembered, he said.