US: Four dead after suspected migrant ‘smuggling vessel’ capsizes

The boat broke apart after flipping over off the coast of the city of San Diego in California.

Four people have died and two dozen were injured when a boat suspected of attempting to “smuggle” migrants into the United States capsized and broke apart off the coast of the state of California. The 12-metre (26-foot) cabin cruiser – a smaller version of a yacht – was discovered overturned off Cabrillo National Monument at San Diego’s rugged Point Loma after emergency responders received calls at approximately 10am (17:00 GMT) on Sunday, the US Coast Guard said. The boat had broken into pieces in the rough surf by the time emergency personnel arrived, according to Rick Romero, lifeguard lieutenant for San Diego Fire-Rescue.