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Tuna Vessel Burns in Manta as Criminality Continues to Rise in Ecuador

The incident comes after the country closed the year with the highest number of homicides on record, according to sources from the tuna sectorThe fishing

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The Gold Tuna boat, allegedly linked to Flavio Leonardo Briones Chiquito’s family, alias ‘Mexican’, former leader of Los Lobos, caught fire early this Monday, February 2, in Manta, Manabí province. The accident was reported around 04:30.

The ship, valued at $10 million and linked to the family of Leonardo Briones Chiquito, had already suffered an armed attack on January 21.

Impressive fire from the Gold Tuna tuna boat in the port of Manta. Discover the details behind this amazing event.

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eldiario.ec broke the news in on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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