Panga-style boat carrying 16 people intercepted near Mission Bay: USCG

Panga-style boat carrying 16 people intercepted near Mission Bay: USCG

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) intercepted a panga-style vessel carrying 16 people off the coast of San Diego early Sunday morning, the US Armed Forces branch confirmed in a press release. Around 12 a.m., a USCG crew reported a suspicious 25-foot vessel adrift about 15 miles off the coast of Mission Bay. The boat was located one mile south of their position, prompting an immediate response. In coordination with U.S. Custom…

The U.S. Coast Guard reported that its officers stopped a 25-foot panga carrying 16 migrants about 15 miles off the coast of Mission Bay on Sunday morning. Around midnight, the Coast Guard spotted the damaged boat drifting about a mile south of its position. The Coast Guard and the U.S. Air Operations and Customs and Border Protection Navy quickly deployed boarding teams to investigate. Authorities say the 16 people on board are from Mexico. The…