The U.S. Southern Command, SOUTHCOM, released a video of the seizure of another vessel in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

According to SOUTHCOM, the vessel operated as a floating refueling station to support drug trafficking.

SOUTHCOM said the operation was carried out on Shahrivar 12, in cooperation with the Ecuadorian government.

U.S. forces stopped the vessel, inspected it, and the people on board were transferred for handover to Ecuadorian authorities. According to SOUTHCOM, the vessel supported the "Los Choneros" group.