Coast Guard Rescues 16 After Mayday Call Off Baja California; 11 Missing
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 16 people from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California coast after a May Day call reported a sinking vessel; 11 others are still missing. The rescue operation, which also involved the U.S. Navy and…
Wilmington, NC, October 16, 2026 —
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 16 people from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California coast after a Mayday call reported that a vessel was sinking. Eleven other people are still missing, according to the available account.
The rescue operation took place approximately 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico, and involved the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Navy and the Mexican Navy. The account does not specify when the call was made or when the rescue took place beyond identifying the call as a Mayday report.
Details about the vessel, including its name, type and number of people aboard, were not provided. The account also does not identify the people rescued or those reported missing, or describe their conditions. It does not provide information about what led the vessel to sink.
The number of people rescued and the number still missing are the reported figures: 16 rescued and 11 missing. No further information was provided about the circumstances of the rescue, the agencies’ individual roles, or what happened after the operation.
The location was described as being in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, approximately 140 miles west of Ensenada. The account did not provide additional details about the precise location or any subsequent developments involving the missing people.
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