Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 15 Illegal Immigrants From Boat Adrift Off San Diego

Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 15 Illegal Immigrants From Boat Adrift Off San Diego

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued 15 illegal immigrants March 11 from a boat adrift off the southernmost coast of California, officials reported. The boat was about 60 miles southwest of San Diego when an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was dispatched to rescue the passengers Tuesday. Two Coast Guard rescue swimmers were deployed to help the illegal immigrants board the helicopter, according to a statement published Wednesday. The occupan…

Coast Guard Cutter Reliance Returns Home After 60-Day Maritime Border Security Patrol

From U.S. Coast Guard 8th District, March 14, 2025 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their home port in Pensacola, Monday, following a 60-day patrol in the Florida Straits, Windward Passage and Gulf of America. Reliance deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS) while underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibil…