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Search for missing 11 people suspended, survivors treated for shark bites
The US Coast Guard suspended its search on the evening of Oct 18 for an estimated 11 people missing approximately 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico, after rescuing 16 people from the water on Oct 16. The Coast Guard, alongside Mexico and the U.S. Navy, searched more than 2,441 square miles for a combined 89 hours. The search efforts began after Coast Guard Sector San Diego command center watchstanders received multiple distress broadcasts on Oct 16 at approximately 1 a.m., reporting a vessel taking on water with 27 people reported aboard. On-scene assets located vessel debris in the water, and an Air Station Ventura aircrew rescued 16 people who were transferred to various hospitals in San Diego for medical assessment and care. Multiple survivors were treated for suspected shark bites. Involved in the search: Coast Guard Southwest District; Coast Guard Sector San Diego; Coast Guard Air Station Ventura; Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento; Coast Guard Cutter 'Active (WMEC 618)'; USS 'Kingsville (LCS 36)'; U.S. Navy helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23; ARM 'Mariano Matamoros' – Armada de Mexico Uribe-class offshore patrol vessel; 'MLB-101' – Armada de Mexico 50-foot Motor Lifeboat; 'Sagittarius' – Mexico’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport 35-metre buoy tender vessel.
16 of 27 migrants rescued after shipwreck off Ensenada
The US Coast Guard responding to a report of 27 people in the water approximately 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico, on Oct 16, 2026. At approximately 1 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received a radio distress call reporting a vessel taking on water. The Sector San Diego coordinated SAR efforts and deployed crews from Air Station Ventura, Air Station Sacramento, and 'Active (WMEC-618)' to search the area. The USS 'Kingsville (LCS-36)' and a U.S. Navy helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 were also providing assistance. Assets located vessel debris while searching. 16 people have been rescued and transported to Coast Guard Sector San Diego, where emergency medical services personnel transferred them to local hospitals for further medical evaluation. Two of them were confirmed to be Mexican nationals. The boat was following a route normally used in illegal maritime smuggling operations. The SAR operation was ongoing.
Patrol boat returned home after seizing more than 6,000 pounds of cocaine
The 'Active (WMEC 618)' returned to its home port of Port Angeles on Dec 21, concluding a 60-day counternarcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Operation Pacific Viper. The vessel had patrolled 10,000 nautical miles and interdicted two suspected drug-smuggling vessels, seizing more than 6,000 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $41.3 million. In a 72-hour period, the crew interdicted two speed boats, designed to evade detection, while patrolling international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean. On Nov. 25, with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter 'James (WMSL 754)', the 'Active's pursuit team traveled more than 60 nautical miles aboard a small boat to intercept a 30-foot go-fast vessel, seizing more than 3,300 pounds of cocaine and detaining three suspected smugglers. On Nov. 28, the 'Active', working with U.S. Coast Guard Cutter 'Escanaba (WMEC 907)', intercepted a 40-foot go-fast vessel, seizing more than 2,400 pounds of cocaine and detaining three suspected smugglers. The seized narcotics were offloaded in San Diego, and the suspects were turned over to federal law enforcement agents. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4366939/us-coast-guard-cutter-active-returns-home-following-counterdrug-patrol-413m-coc/
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