US Marines in Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) conducted an operation in the eastern Pacific Ocean against a civilian vessel operated by the Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Chonros. The vessel's crew was captured and later handed over to the Ecuadorian authorities, and the vessel itself sank.

US Marines in Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) conducted an operation in the eastern Pacific Ocean against a civilian vessel operated by the Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Chonros. The vessel's crew was captured and later handed over to the Ecuadorian authorities, and the vessel itself sank.