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Five migrant boats with 62 people on board apprehended
The U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security partner agencies, supported by the U.S. Navy, interdicted five migrant boats and apprehended the 62 occupants during coordinated operations south of San Clemente Island, on Feb 21, 2026. At approximately 12:30 p.m., watchstanders at the Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center received reports from a partner agency aircraft of three boats transiting northbound from Mexican waters. The vessels were described as 20-to-25-foot cuddy cabin-style boats carrying fishing gear and fuel barrels onboard. The CG 'Haddock (WPB-87347)', already on patrol in the area, launched a small boat to investigate the first vessel and conduct a boarding. Located approximately 26 miles south of San Clemente Island, the boat was observed flying a U.S. flag and was compliant during the boarding. The boarding crew reported ten people aboard the vessel, all claiming Mexican nationality. A Department of Homeland Security partner agency aircraft located a second boat and directed a law enforcement crew to the position, ultimately leading to a pursuit. Failing to comply with law enforcement commands to stop, warning shots were employed to compel the vessel’s compliance. The vessel complied, and the ten occupants were identified onboard, all claiming Mexican nationality. They were subsequently embarked aboard the 'Haddock'. A Department of Homeland Security partner agency vessel then stopped a third boat. Nine additional aliens, all claiming Mexican nationality, were identified and safely embarked aboard the 'Haddock' too. A U.S. Navy helicopter and a boat crew from the littoral combat ship USS 'Augusta (LCS-34)' with an embarked Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Team (MLET) assisted in locating and interdicting a fourth cuddy cabin vessel. The Coast Guard MLET identified 16 people aboard the vessel, 14 claiming Mexican nationality and two claiming Colombian nationality. They were detained and transferred to the Sentinel-class 'Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129)'. A fifth boat was later intercepted by a Department of Homeland Security partner agency vessel, which employed warning shots to gain compliance after it failed to obey law enforcement commands to stop. 17 people were aboard the boat,16 claiming Mexican nationality and one claiming Guatemalan nationality. All were taken into custody. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4413264/coast-guard-and-department-of-homeland-security-partner-agencies-interdict-mult/
11 migrants interdicted off Point Loma
The CG 'Haddoc (WPB 87347)' interdicted 11 suspected migrants approximately 26 miles west of Point Loma on Dec 6, at approximately 2 p.m. The Coast Guard cutter encountered and boarded the 20-foot cuddy-cabin cruiser 'Dilly Dilly' during a routine Southwest border patrol. The boarding team detained the people aboard the vessel. Six males and five females were taken into custody. All of them claimed Mexican nationality. They were transported to the Coast Guard Sector San Diego. All were transferred to another Department of Homeland Security agency. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4351613/coast-guard-interdicts-11-aliens-west-of-point-loma-calif/
11 migrants apprehended in San Diego Bay
The 'Haddock (WPB-87347),, the Station San Diego and partner agencies apprehended 11 migrants in the San Diego Bay on May 18. At approximately 12 p.m., crew members aboard the 'Haddock' spotted two pleasure crafts crossing the maritime boundary line that matched the description of vessels suspected of human smuggling. The 'Haddock' made way to interdict the two vessels, and a boat crew from Station San Diego was launched to confine them to San Diego Bay. The first vessel dropped off four people north of the Zuniga Jetty near the Ammo Pier at the Naval Air Station North Island, where they were apprehended by Navy security and landside Border Patrol agents. Boarding team members aboard the 'Haddock' then intercepted the vessel, detaining one man, while the second vessel carrying six people was interdicted by the crew of the Station San Diego in the San Diego Bay. In total, 11 adult males, all claiming Mexican nationality, are in U.S. Border Patrol custody. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4190727/coast-guard-partner-agencies-apprehend-11-aliens-in-the-san-diego-bay/
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