‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out

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✍️ An Ecuadorian fishing crew recounts their experience as victims of Trump's alleged war on 'narcotterrorists' while working in the Pacific.
👉 The US Navy accused the Ecuadorian fishing crew of being involved in narco-trafficking
👉 The crew was subjected to a 12-hour ordeal, including searches and interrogations
👉 The incident has left the crew shaken and questioning the US Navy's motives

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An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’By 4pm, the light was softening over the Pacific, and the crew of the Don Maca were finishing a long day hauling in lines of swordfish and albacore. Down in the hold, the mood had settled into the familiar rhythm of a fishing day drawing to a close.“We were just working, waiting for the last trawler to return,” Jhonny Sebastián Palacios, one of the fishers, told the Guardian. “Everything was perfectly fine.” Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/21/ecuador-us-boat-strike-survivors