Boat possibly used for human smuggling capsizes off San Diego: 3 dead, 27 injured
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A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over boats searching the area where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego.AP Photo/Denis Poroy
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A packed boat being used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized Sunday and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, authorities said.
Lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10:30 a.m. following reports of an overturned vessel in the waves near the rugged peninsula of Point Loma, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
San Diego boat crash: At least 3 killed, captain in custody
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Published on: Monday, May 03, 2021
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A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over boats searching the area where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo)
SAN DIEGO: A packed boat being used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized Sunday and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, authorities said.
Lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10:30 a.m. following reports of an overturned vessel in the waves near the rugged peninsula of Point Loma, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
Captain of suspected smuggling boat in custody after vessel capsizes, killing at least 3 off San Diego coast Nelson Oliveira
The captain of an overcrowded boat that capsized off the San Diego coast has been taken into custody as authorities suspect the vessel was being used in a human smuggling attempt when it crashed into a reef Sunday morning, killing at least three people and hurting more than two dozen others.
U.S. Border Patrol described the unidentified captain as a “suspected smuggler,” but it has not immediately disclosed what kind of charges the person may face. The suspect was one of at least 27 people who were taken to area hospitals after the incident.
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The Coast Guard and Border Patrol stationed in San Diego Bay saved illegal immigrants nearly drowned in San Diego Coast last Sunday. They saved 27 illegal immigrants, but three died in the water because of riptides.
Illegal Immigrants Drown in San Diego Coast
The combined rescue operation of the Border Patrol, Coast Guard, came after an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants via the sea, ending in three deaths via drownings. While 27 were hurt in the disastrous sea crossing, one was driven to a sea cliff, and 22 were washed ashore, reported USA Today.
One comment by the agencies involved in the humanitarian rescue is that more attempts to enter via US coasts have made it more dangerous.
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