An Ecuadorian fishing boat is suspected to have sunk, with 14 crew members missing.

On October 16 local time, the Ecuadorian Navy reported that it is continuing search and rescue operations in waters near Santa Elena Province for 14 missing crew members of a fishing boat suspected to have sunk. The vessel involved, named "Domenica L," had a total of 20 crew members on board, of whom 6 have been rescued.