The Washington Post identified one of two survivors from a U.S. attack on a ship on the high seas off Ecuador as a man previously convicted in the United States for drug trafficking, who served more than three years in prison after skippering a boat with over a ton of cocaine before deportation, according to an X post by @alandete shared over the past hour ending at 10:45 PM UTC on December 27, 2025. The report dismantles allegations by the Ecuadorian regime that the survivor was a simple fisherman, documenting his criminal history from a prior U.S. interception, as detailed in the Washington Post article published December 27, 2025, at https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/27/us-drug-strike-survivors/. The X post by @alandete at https://x.com/alandete/status/2004963323461206403 appeared within the reporting window from 9:15 PM to 10:45 PM UTC, providing the sole update on this development during the period.
