The U.S. Coast Guard said 21 people were on board and have been transferred to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol custody.

The Coast Guard said it first received the report of the vessel at 2:22 pm on Saturday. A patrol boat was dispatched and, with help from nearby vessels, located the deteriorated pirogue.

US Department of Defense officials ship illegal immigrants out of the country following the flight operations.

but not before the two boats collided, causing damage to the Coast Guard’s vessel, officials said. Border Patrol agents took a person experiencing hypothermia-like symptoms to UC San Diego ...