U.S. Coast Guard, Mexican Navy Deter Suspected Smuggling Vessel Off San Diego

U.S. Coast Guard, Mexican Navy Deter Suspected Smuggling Vessel Off San Diego

The crew of Cutter Robert Ward detected an unidentified vessel enter U.S. territorial waters from Mexico, according to the Coast Guard​.

Coast Guard fires warning rounds, pepper balls at fleeing migrant boat off Imperial Beach

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The Coast Guard fired warning rounds and pepper balls at a boat that crossed into U.S. territory with no lights then attempted to flee off the coast of Imperial Beach in southern San Diego County on Saturday. The Coast Guard reports a San Francisco-based Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team found three people -- two who claimed Mexican nationality and one who claimed Turkish nationality -- in a 20-foot boat abo…

Coast Guard uses force to stop migrant boat off Imperial Beach

The U.S. Coast Guard fired pepper-ball rounds to stop a boat carrying three undocumented immigrants off the coast of Imperial Beach over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Coast Guard personnel spotted the 20-foot vessel roughly 6 miles from shore about 4 p.m. Saturday, running without navigational lights, according to officials. When the occupants of the boat refused to surrender, the crew fired warning shots with a shotgun and then fired pe…

Coast Guard detains 3 undocumented migrants off Imperial Beach

One of three undocumented migrants who were intercepted by federal personnel Saturday. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S. Coast Guard caught three undocumented immigrants in a small boat off the coast of Imperial Beach over the weekend, authorities reported Monday. Personnel with the federal maritime agency spotted the 20-foot vessel roughly six miles from shore at about 4 p.m. Saturday, according to USCG public affairs. When the …

Coast Guard fires warning shots to convince undocumented immigrants to surrender

Officials said two of those taken into custody claimed Mexican nationality, while the third said they were Turkish

US Coast Guard ‘tripled’ personnel to prevent maritime human smuggling