Boat Carrying 11 Intercepted 22 Miles Out at Sea Off San Diego

Coast Guard intercepts suspected smuggling boat 22 miles off La Jolla

A Coast Guard cutter stopped a boat suspected of smuggling 11 people claiming Mexican nationality Saturday morning about 22 miles west of La Jolla, a spokesperson said. The crew on Cutter Active spotted the boat on radar during a routine patrol near the international border, said Petty Officer Charlie Valor. As they approached it, they saw the vessel was running with no navigational lights, which is illegal, and Coast Guard crew members boarded …

Boat carrying 11 intercepted 22 miles out at sea off San Diego

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A boat carrying 11 suspected undocumented migrants was intercepted by a U.S. Coast Guard crew several miles out in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego early Saturday, the Coast Guard reports. A 20-foot cabin cruiser boat was intercepted by the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC-618) after seeing the boat had no lights and several people on board about 22 miles out at sea west of La Jolla in San Diego Saturd…

U.S. Coast Guard intercept vessel carrying 11 migrants

LA JOLLA, Calif. (KGTV) The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted 11 Mexican nationals aboard a vessel approximately 22 miles west of La Jolla on Saturday, the agency said today.At 5 a.m. Saturday, authorities located a 20-foot cabin crusier boat traveling with no navigational lights and multiple people onboard.All were transferred to the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol at Ballast Point, Saturday afternoon.Copyright 2025, City News Service, Inc.