The attack came from the sea: more than two dozen masked gunmen were on the speedboat which roared in from the Pacific Ocean towards a fishing port in the Ecuadorian coastal city of Esmeraldas.
Fishermen and dock workers ran for their lives – some diving into the water – as the assailants sprayed the quay with about 200 bullets. Nine people aged between 28 and 79 were killed in the 11 April massacre.
