23 people rescued from panga off Sunset Cliffs

SAN DIEGO  —
Twenty-three people were rescued off a suspected smuggling boat intercepted off the coast of Point Loma early Monday, officials said.
The boat was spotted shortly before 2:50 a.m. by a video surveillance system operated by the Border Patrol, officials said. The boat was drifting near rocks off Sunset Cliffs Boulevard near Osprey Street, according to San Diego police.
A Coast Guard cutter responded and deployed a small boat. Its crew tried to make contact with the operator of the panga, but he or she ignored commands to stop.
OnScene TV reported that the boat’s engine died.
As the panga drifted closer to shore, it became stuck in the surf line and officials feared it might capsize.

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