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Boat sinking off Mexico Baja coast October 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 17
OCT 18 · Day 2
Search for 11 missing after boat sinks off Mexico's Baja coast
A boat capsized off Mexico’s Baja California coast on Friday.
It took about 90 minutes for the crew, including a rescue swimmer, to pull the 16 people from the water.
The boat went down about 225km west of Ensenada, Mexico.
“Several of the individuals rescued were suffering from severe injuries consistent with shark bites, and the Coast Guard provided life-saving first aid while en route [to] San Diego,”
THE US COASTGUARD
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OCT 17 · Day 1
U.S. Coast Guard rescues 16 after boat sinks off Mexico's Baja coast
The Coast Guard and US Navy are continuing to search the area with two helicopters, a fixed-wing plane, a cutter, and a navy combat ship.
The people rescued were Mexican nationals.
One survivor was treated for a suspected shark bite and two were in critical condition.