Two U.S. Coast Guard crews intercepted nine suspected undocumented migrants aboard a 24-foot boat off the coast of Coronado Island over the weekend, authorities said Thursday.<\/p>\n
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircrew first spotted the vessel at 4:47 p.m. Sunday after reporting a suspected “rendezvous” between the boat and a panga near the northernmost point of the island, according to USCG officials.<\/p>\n
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego’s Joint Harbor Operations Center then directed two Maritime Safety and Security Team boat crews to intercept the vessel.<\/p>\n
Boarding teams identified nine people aboard, all of whom claimed Mexican nationality. All nine individuals were transferred to U.S. Border Patrol personnel at Ballast Point.<\/p>\n
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