Ecuador fishermen claim U.S. strike destroyed boats and crew detained

NPR | By Carrie Kahn

Published May 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM EDT

Fishermen working off Ecuador say they were attacked by drones, taken onboard a U.S.-flagged vessel, cuffed and handed over to Salvadoran officials. They want to know who attacked them and why.

Carrie Kahn

Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. She covers Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.

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