Ecuador’s Pacific Fishermen Say They Were Bombed by Drones and Detained by U.S. Vessel “Spear”

Three Ecuadorian artisanal fishing boats, the Fiorella, the Don Maca, and the Negra Francisca Duarte II, were bombed and sunk in the Eastern Pacific between January and March 2026, leaving eight crew missing and at least 38 survivors who say they were attacked by drones and detained by a blue US patrol vessel marked “Spear.” […] The post Ecuador’s Pacific Fishermen Say They Were Bombed by Drones and Detained by U.S. Vessel “Spear” appeared first on The Rio Times .

Go to News Site