‘We Were Bombarded with Drones’: Fishermen From the Don Maca Boat Say They Were Attacked and Sunk in the High Seas

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The fishermen of the Don Maca boat arrived on Tuesday, April 7, at Manta airport at 07:00. On arrival, they reported an episode that they described as an attack on the high seas. “We were bombarded with drones,” said Jonathan Villafuerte, one of the crew members.

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Manta (Ecuador), 8 Apr 2026 (AFP) – About twenty Ecuadorian fishermen rescued off El Salvador arrived Tuesday in their country, claiming that their boat had been bombarded by drones on the high seas. Their fishing vessel "Don Maca" lost contact on 26 March after leaving Manta in the west [...] Read more Ecuadorian fishermen claim to have been hit by drones at sea appeared first on MARINE & OCEANS.