SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The U.S. Coast Guard said it intercepted a small boat carrying nine undocumented migrants about 19 miles west of Black’s Beach Saturday morning.
According to a news release, crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward encountered a cuddy-cabin vessel going at a high rate of speed around 11:39 a.m.
A boarding team then intercepted the vessel, and all individuals on board the boat were detained. The Coast Guard said they were able to detain everyone without using force.
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Officials said nine people on board claimed Mexican nationality.
They were transported by the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security agency at Ballast Point.