Baja California boat rescue: Coast Guard saves 16 as 11 remain missing after vessel sinks
The Baja California boat rescue began early on Friday, October 16, when the U.S. Coast Guard answered a mayday call from a boat that was sinking in the Pacific Ocean about 140 miles (225 kilometers) west of Ensenada, Mexico. Rescuers pulled 16 people from the water, and another 11 people were believed to be missing, according to the Associated Press. Survivors told officials that as many as 27 people had been on board.
How the Baja California boat rescue unfolded
Someone on the boat sent the mayday call at about 1 a.m. A Coast Guard helicopter reached the site roughly two hours later, and it took about 90 minutes for the crew, which included a rescue swimmer, to lift the 16 people out of the water, Lt. Santiago Tamburini told the AP. He said survivors were holding on to one another a...