The counter

243 dead. Zero trials.

clubvzla desk · 2026-11-11

This is the public count, not a clubvzla tally. Just Security’s timeline, current to Oct 27, 2026, says at least 243 people were killed in 72 strikes, including 23 missing and presumed dead, with 3 known survivors.

WOLA’s tracker uses the same death toll and a different strike count, 69, and describes the people as extrajudicially executed. That wording is WOLA’s. No court on this page has adopted it.

The strikes began in September 2025 off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast and reached the eastern Pacific in October 2025. AP called October the deadliest month, with 45 killed. We do not invent a page for a strike that has no sourced detail. Months and the Sept 2 boat are linked below.

The question

Who answers for a boat that never sees a judge?

• September 2025: the strikes beginUS boat strikes began in September 2025 off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast. The month includes the disputed Sept 2 second strike.
• Sept 2: the first boat, the second missileThe Washington Post reported a second strike on two survivors on Sept 2, 2025. Hegseth denied the “kill everybody” line. The White House confirmed a second strike.
• October 2025: 45 dead, and the PacificAP reported October 2025 as the deadliest boat-strike month, with 45 killed, after the campaign reached the eastern Pacific.
• June 21, 2026: six survivors not recoveredWOLA’s 2026 log cites June 21, 2026, with six survivors not recovered. This page does not invent a death toll for that boat.

Questions

How many people have the boat strikes killed?

Just Security, current to Oct 27, 2026, counts at least 243 killed in 72 strikes, including 23 missing and presumed dead.

Is that a live counter?

No. It is a sourced snapshot. If a newer tracker moves the number, this page should change with a date, not a guess.

Does clubvzla call the strikes murder?

No. WOLA says extrajudicially executed. Ben Saul warned of possible crimes against humanity. Those words stay attached to them.

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