Coast Guard interdicts 12 aliens near Point Loma

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Petrel (WPB-87350) interdicts a 25-foot sailboat with aliens off the coast of San Diego, near Point Loma, Calif., Feb. 9, 2025. The 12 aliens were detained by the small boat boarding team to be transferred to Imperial Beach Border Patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard photo taken courtesy by USCGC Petrel/released).

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Petrel (WPB-87350) interdicts a 25-foot sailboat with aliens off the coast of San Diego, near Point Loma, Calif., Feb. 9, 2025. The 12 aliens were detained by the small boat boarding team to be transferred to Imperial Beach Border Patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard photo taken courtesy by USCGC Petrel/released).

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SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard members interdicted 12 aliens aboard a 25-foot sail vessel approximately 12 miles west of Point Loma, Sunday.

At approximately 10:19 a.m, a Customs and Border Protection patrol aircraft and a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sighted the sail vessel.

Coast Guard Cutter Petrel was notified and diverted and at approximately 11:48 a.m. launched their small boat team members for the interdiction.

All 12 aliens were taken into custody: 11 adult males and one adult female claiming Mexican nationality.

The aliens and the vessel are en route to transfer to the Imperial Beach Border Patrol.

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