There has been a 700% increase in the number of migrant maritime crossings since 2017, according to the U.S. Coastguard Sector San Diego. NBC 7 took a ride with a patrol crew on Cutter Petrel to see how they're adapting to the surge.
There has been a 700% increase in the number of migrant maritime crossings since 2017, according to the U.S. Coastguard Sector San Diego. NBC 7 took a ride with a patrol crew on Cutter Petrel to see how they're adapting to the surge.
"They get themselves in dangerous situations. The boat breaks down and then the person that was operating the boat leaves the people out there. They are just stuck," Sector San Diego Enforcement Chief, Commander Eric Watkins said. "They don’t care if they are moving people, if they are moving drugs, they don’t care about the safety of the people they just want as much money as they can," Watkins said.
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