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14. A lawyer representing the crew says their account pointed to serious violations of international law. "A US vessel inte

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 05:42 PM

10 hrs ago

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/21/ecuador-us-boat-strike-survivors

...........A lawyer representing the crew says their account pointed to serious violations of international law.

“A US vessel intercepted them and forced them aboard. Once they were detained, their fishing boat was blown up,” said Fernando Bastias Robayo, a lawyer with the Human Rights Council (CDH). “They were arbitrarily hooded and later abandoned on the Salvadorian coast. Any apprehension followed by incommunicado detention constitutes an enforced disappearance.

“It was a form of psychological torture, not knowing what’s really going to happen to your life and having your face covered,” he adds.

Bastias Robayo said there had been no official response from either Ecuadorian or US authorities....................

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'We were terrified they were going to kill us': fishers who survived US boat strike speak [View all] highplainsdem 20 hrs ago OP

Sounds like high seas piracy to me. Baitball Blogger 19 hrs ago #1

Terrrorism as US foreign policy? delisen 18 hrs ago #2

They boarded and wiped their videos from their phones. travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #3

Ecuador is 1,800 nautical miles from the southernmost tip of... OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #4

When our people are caught slightlv 15 hrs ago #5

Food and beer...where were the drugs? The tons of coke or whatever? flvegan 14 hrs ago #6

"Fishers"? maxsolomon 12 hrs ago #7

I've twice seen fishers running across our property. Harker 11 hrs ago #8

That was my take at 1st. maxsolomon 11 hrs ago #9

See reply 10. highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #11

I figured it was acceptable usage, but aside from Bizet it sounds off to me. Harker 7 hrs ago #17

It's old usage. Matthew 4:19. "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #18

It's completely proper usage. Merriam-Webster: highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #10

map riversedge 10 hrs ago #12

"They knew we were fishermen. Even the Salvadorian authorities said things had been handled very badly." riversedge 10 hrs ago #13

A lawyer representing the crew says their account pointed to serious violations of international law. "A US vessel inte riversedge 10 hrs ago #14

TY Kick 💔☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 Cha 9 hrs ago #15

"Wiped" the phones. Only crooks need to hide moniss 8 hrs ago #16