The U.S. Southern Command sinks another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros. It was the latest action by the U.S. against boats and vessels in Latin America that it said were involved in drug trafficking. ↧ U.S. sinks an Ecuadorian boat in the Pacific it alleges is tied to ... The sunken vessel, whose name has not been released, was the fifth targeted by U.S. forces in less than two weeks in operations whose overall legality critics have questioned.