Several Suspected Bandits Killed in Maritime Clashes with the Coast Guard

A patrol boat of the Haitian Coast Guard, tasked with escorting a convoy of thirteen merchant sailboats bound for the island of La Gonâve, was targeted in an armed attack on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, in the Bay of Port-au-Prince, in the Gressier area, the Haitian National Police (PNH) announced. According to a press release issued by the police institution, the official vessel was targeted by “five boats operated by armed bandits,” triggering a high-intensity situation at sea. In response to the attack, “two reinfor