The SEALs were reported missing during a Jan. 11 mission to board a ship in the Arabian Sea carrying Iranian weapons, the U.S. military said.
while on an interdiction mission are considered dead, the U.S. military said Sunday.
The SEALs were reported missing during a mission near the coast of Somalia to board a ship carrying Iranian weapons, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
Ships and aircraft from the U.S., Japan and Spain searched more than 21,000 square miles, CENTCOM said, adding that the search for the missing SEALs, who have not yet been publicly identified, has now been changed to a recovery effort.
Defense officials earlier told CBS News that the missing sailors went overboard while attempting to board the Iranian vessel.
