Coast Guard interdicts 21 migrants near Point Loma

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U.S. Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment LA/LB
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01/28/2025 05:54 PM EST

Coast Guard interdicted a panga with 21 individuals aboard approximately 20 miles off the coast of Point Loma, Monday evening. At approximately 10:45 p.m., U.S. Customs and Border Protection notified Coast Guard personnel at the Joint Harbor Operations Center of a 40-foot panga-style vessel traveling north approximately 40 miles south of the maritime boundary line.
Coast Guard and partnership agencies process individuals ashore following the interdiction of a migrant vessel approximately 20 miles off the coast of Point Loma, California, Jan. 28, 2025