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Coast Guard rescue 2 boaters from sinking vessel off Point Loma

Coast Guard San Diego rescue two Mexican boaters near Point Loma
Coast Guard Sector San Diego crews rescue two boaters near Point Loma.
Archive image: A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew and a Station San Diego 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew conduct a search and rescue demonstration in San Diego Aug. 10, 2019. The demonstration was part of Movie Night Aboard the Midway, which included a screening of The Guardian.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley.

SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard Sector San Diego crews rescue two boaters, Mexican nationals, from a vessel taking on water approximately 8 nautical miles west of Point Loma, San Diego coast, Monday morning.

Joint Harbor Command Center personnel received multiple reports, via 911, of a vessel taking on water at approximately 12 a.m., Monday morning. Sector San Diego assumed search and rescue mission coordinator responsibilities, issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB), and launched an MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Air Station San Diego and a Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) boatcrew from Station San Diego.

Additionally, San Diego lifeguards and a Navy warship, which overheard the UMIB, responded to assist.

En route to the last known position, the distressed vessel fired a flare, alerting Coast Guard units to their location. Upon arrival, responding assets confirmed the presence of two persons aboard, Mexican nationals with visas and confirmed the vessel was taking on water.

The Station San Diego RB-M boatcrew members assisted in dewatering the vessel but could not secure the source of the flooding. Due to the severity of the flooding, the vessel was deemed unsafe to tow and was subsequently marked as a hazard to navigation and left adrift.

The two survivors were transported to Shelter Island, where they were met by Imperial Beach Border Patrol agents for further questioning.

Border Patrol agents cleared the individuals, who were then left at Shelter Island Boat Ramp to await family members.

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