Coast Guard interdicts maritime smuggling attempt near La Jolla

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U.S. Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment San Diego
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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.