A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued 15 migrants on a drifting vessel southwest of San Diego Tuesday. In the morning, federal officials received a report of a disabled boat adrift and in need of rescue about 60 miles off the San Diego shore, Coast Guard officials said.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued 15 people from a disabled boat off the coast of San Diego on Tuesday.

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted nine migrants aboard a 20-foot boat about 7 miles southwest of Point Loma. The migrants were taken into custody and transferred to U.S. Border Patrol personnel on Monday, according to officials.

The migrants' boat became disabled about 60 miles southwest of San Diego. STORY: <a href="