People in the water drowning : Days after smuggling crackdown, at least 3 die, dozens hurt when boat capsizes off San Diego John Bacon, USA TODAY
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A suspected smuggling operation that resulted in at least three deaths off the San Diego coast came after the Border Patrol, Coast Guard and other agencies warned that an alarming increase in maritime smuggling could have deadly consequences.
The agencies announced Friday that they were dedicating extra resources to coastal land, sea and air patrols – helicopters and planes – through Monday. Those resources were tapped Sunday when an overloaded cabin cruiser broke apart in rough seas, prompting a harrowing rescue operation near the Cabrillo National Monument.
San Diego captain of suspected smuggling vessel in custody after boat overturned, killing 3. Here’s what we know
The person believed to have been operating a suspected smuggling vessel that overturned off the coast of San Diego Sunday, killing three people, is in custody.
There were 32 people aboard the 40-foot cabin cruiser, including the captain, when the boat hit the reef and broke apart near the Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma around 10:30 a.m. PT, authorities said in an update Monday.
Twenty-nine people survived and three died, officials said. Among five remaining in the hospital, one is in critical condition, according to a news release from the US Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment San Diego. The Coast Guard indicated Sunday more than 20 people were sent to the hospital.
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