Coast Guard interdicts maritime smuggling attempt near La Jolla
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/12/2025 04:31 PM EDT
| News Release |
U.S. Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment San Diego |
05/12/2025 04:24 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard intercepted a suspected maritime smuggling attempt early Saturday morning after a vessel beached near Windansea Beach, resulting in multiple apprehensions. At approximately 4:40 a.m., crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter reported an unlit 24-foot cabin cruiser transiting northeast off the coast of La Jolla with several suspected aliens aboard. Sea Otter launched a boatcrew to investigate.
