Coast Guard diverts boat with 21 immigrants
Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- The Coast Guard says it has diverted a boat overloaded with illegal immigrants off the Southern California coast.

Twenty-one people were aboard the panga boat Thursday when the Coast Guard located it 33 miles northwest of La Jolla. The Coast Guard determined the passengers were at risk because the boat was too crowded and transferred them to an 87-foot patrol boat.

The Coast Guard says most of the immigrants were wearing life jackets but it was concerned the sea conditions could have been dangerous for the panga.

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