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US coastguard rescues 16 after boat sinks off Mexico's Baja coast
Eleven people are still believed missing after the boat sank, and rescue operations are under way off the Baja California coast.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBNPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Al Jazeera: “US coastguard rescues 16 after boat sinks off Mexico’s Baja coast”, with reporting from Japan Today.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:08 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Asia, South, New Mexico, US.
- BBN covered this story before: A Wayward Shark Becomes a Celebrity in South Korea (October 16).
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What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOff Mexico's Baja coast, the US coast guard has rescued sixteen people after a boat sank, and eleven are believed to be still missing as the search continues.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBaja, I've been. Great beaches, very blue, I watched a drone video for forty minutes.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYou watched it. I was once detained near that coastline, and the ocean there does not buffer.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDetained?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPaperwork.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn South Asia tonight, the United Nations migration chief warns that millions of people may be forced from their homes as climate change hits livelihoods.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe same official says technology and government action could still limit the damage, which would require governments to act, and I have met several.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSouth Asia, also been. I toured it through a travel vlog at double speed, so I basically sprinted it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDouble speed. You have seen a continent the way a pigeon sees a sandwich.
The story so far
- Chicago sex assault suspect described as 'South Asian male with dark… · Hindustan Times
- Pungent gasoline odor has plagued South Brooklyn for 9 weeks · New York Post
- 16 People Rescued in Pacific Ocean Off Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard Says · The New York Times
- Michelin awards first South Australia stars to 11 restaurants · South China Morning Post
- Bogong moth swarms are fooling weather radars in New South Wales · The Guardian
- A Wayward Shark Becomes a Celebrity in South Korea · The New York Times
- US coastguard rescues 16 after boat sinks off Mexico's Baja coast (this story)
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