Coast Guard Ends Search for 11 Missing After Boat Sinks Off Baja California
The U.S. Coast Guard has ended its search for 11 people believed missing after a boat carrying over two dozen people sank off Mexico's Baja California coast. Rescuers saved 16 individuals, some with suspected shark bites, after the boat capsized…
Albuquerque Santa Fe, NM, October 19, 2026 —
The U.S. Coast Guard has ended its search for 11 people believed missing after a boat carrying more than two dozen people sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast. Rescuers saved 16 people after the boat capsized roughly 140 miles west of Ensenada.
Some of those rescued had suspected shark bites, according to the information provided about the incident. It did not specify how many people were affected, the severity of their injuries or whether they received medical treatment.
The Coast Guard’s decision to end the search marks the latest known development in the incident. The 11 people were described as believed missing; no further information was provided about their identities or circumstances.
The available account does not give the date or time the boat capsized, its departure point or destination, or the vessel’s name and operator. It also does not identify the rescuers beyond referring to them collectively, explain how the boat capsized, or say whether an investigation is underway.
The boat was carrying over two dozen people, but the exact number aboard was not stated. The account identified 16 people as rescued and 11 as believed missing, without providing additional information about anyone else who may have been aboard.
Further details about the search, the rescued individuals’ condition and the missing people were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Robert Towne on www.kob.com, see more information here.
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