Coast Guard officials intercepted a sailboat carrying four migrants in San Diego this weekend, officials said.
Two others on the boat identified themselves as U.S. citizens and said they owned the vessel. All were taken into custody and the vessel was seized.
A press release added that watch standers at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received report of a suspicious sailboat on Saturday. A boarding team was then dispatched and boarded the vessel.
The four migrants identified themselves as Mexican nationals. They are three adults and an unaccompanied minor. Officials did not release the names of the detainees.
Similar episodes have taken place in the area over the past months. In July, the Coast Guard interdicted a boat carrying three migrants in San Diego after engaging in "disabling fire" while pursuing the vessel.
In June, over a dozen migrants were intercepted. The episode took place southwest of Point Loma. The boat was initially spotted by a military aircraft, which then gave the Coast Guard the coordinates to intercept it.
Border Report cited authorities saying the interdiction was conducted without incident. Officers saw 16 people who claimed to be Mexican nationals seeking to enter the U.S. They were taken to Border Patrol custody.
In May, a Coast Guard ship also opened fire at a boat during a high-speed chase. Then, officials followed the boat as it entered San Diego Bay, calling on a crew out on a routine patrol to intercept it. However, once they attempted to establish communication, the ship took off.
After verbal commands went unanswered, the boat fired a series of warning shots. A lack of compliance then led the Coast Guard to fire four shots at the boat's engine.
The crew then boarded the ship and detained all eight migrants aboard, including five adults and two teenagers.
The episode took place shortly after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of California, killing at least three people.
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