US boards another Ecuadorian vessel in the Pacific, the seventh this year
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- US military personnel boarded the Ecuadorian fishing vessel María Candelaria in international waters in the Pacific, according to the report.
- The incident was described as the seventh boarding of an Ecuadorian vessel by Southern Command units this year.
- The status and whereabouts of the fishermen were not known when the report was published.
US military personnel boarded the Ecuadorian fishing vessel María Candelaria yesterday in international waters in the Pacific, according to the report from Quito.
By the time the edition closed, the condition and whereabouts of the fishermen remained unknown.
The incident marked the seventh Ecuadorian vessel that units of the US Southern Command have boarded so far this year, the report said.
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