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US forces sink vessel ‘linked to Ecuador criminal gang’

Name: US forces sink vessel ‘linked to Ecuador criminal gang’
Start: 2026-09-08T21:15:15Z
Location: Ecuador

Ecuador · Latin America + Caribbean region

detected 2026-09-08T21:15:15Z updated 2026-09-08T21:15:15Z

The US military says it intercepted and sank a floating refueling station in the eastern Pacific.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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