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US Coast Guard Rescues at Least 16 and Is Searching for More in the Water Off Mexico's Baja Coast
Sixteen people were rescued and taken to hospitals as air and surface crews searched for 27 people, officials said.
- On Friday morning, the United States Coast Guard launched a search and rescue operation approximately 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico, after reports of a boat in distress carrying about 27 people.
- San Diego City spokesperson José Ysea confirmed the incident involved a human smuggling vessel, as migrants increasingly utilize risky sea routes to avoid heavily guarded land borders near California.
- Petty Officer Chris Sappey reported that 16 people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean following the 1 a.m. incident, though the vessel has not yet been located.
- Survivors were transported to San Diego hospitals for medical treatment, while Coast Guard air and surface crews continue searching for the remaining passengers with helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft support.
- Recent years have witnessed several maritime smuggling incidents off the California coast, where overloaded small vessels have frequently resulted in fatalities in rough surf conditions.
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Sixteen people were rescued in the Pacific Ocean off the Mexican peninsula of Baja California, after the U.S. Coast Guard responded Friday to a distress call
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U.S. Coast Guard rescues 16 people and searches for more after May Day call off Mexico's Baja Coast
Sixteen people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California coast on Friday after the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a May Day call reporting the vessel was sinking. Another 11 people were believed missing.
·Washington, United States
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Independent EspañolSixteen people were rescued after the sinking of a boat in the Pacific, near Baja California. Eleven people are reported missing.The U.S. Coast Guard and the Mexican Navy are continuing their search.Two of the rescued are in critical condition, one for possible shark bite.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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