Coast Guard, Navy rescue 18 from sinking boat off San Diego Coast

Coast Guard Rescues Group of Illegal Immigrants in Disabled Boat Near San Diego

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 17 illegal aliens aboard a disabled boat floating about 50 miles southwest of San Diego on March 30. Eighteen people were on board the 35-foot-long boat spotted in international waters just before 8 a.m. Sunday, according to the Coast Guard. The boat was taking on water and requested assistance, the Coast Guard reported. A helicopter air crew at the Coast Guard Air Station in San Diego was joined by the guided-missil…

17 migrants, 1 American rescued from disabled vessel off California coast

The vessel was taking on water and requested assistance just before 8 a.m. Sunday, the Coast Guard said

18 people rescued from disabled vessel off San Diego coast

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Eighteen people aboard a disabled vessel off the coast of San Diego were rescued Sunday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Around 7:55 a.m., a 35-foot vessel with 17 migrants and one American aboard began to take water about 50 miles southwest of San Diego, the Coast Guard said in a news release Monday. Ground order at San Diego International Airport causes delays, cancellations A Coast Guard Air Station San Dieg…

17 migrants, 1 American rescued from disabled vessel off San Diego coast

The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy rescued 17 migrants and one American from a disabled vessel drifting about 50 miles off the coast of San Diego Sunday. The vessel was taking on water and requested assistance just before 8 a.m., the Coast Guard said in a release. The 35-foot boat was found in international waters about 50 miles southwest of San Diego. The 18 occupants of the boat were loaded into an inflatable Navy boat, then airlifted to Coast Guar…

Coast Guard, Navy rescue 18 from sinking boat off San Diego Coast

The rescued disembark a helicopter at Coast Guard Sector San Diego. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey) U.S. Coast Guard and Navy crews rescued 18 people from a disabled boat adrift and sinking in international waters about 50 miles southwest of San Diego over the weekend, authorities reported Monday. The 35-foot vessel was taking on water when someone aboard it issued a mayday shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday, acc…

18 people were rescued on a boat near the coast of San Diego after it failed, US authorities reported. How did they rescue the 18 people in San Diego? According to the information, the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy rescued the crew of 18 people after their boat broke down about 80 kilometers off the coast of San Diego. The events occurred around 8 in the morning, when water began to enter the boat of just over 10 meters in size and requested assist…