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Mexico Navy Rescues Three Missing Boaters Off Sonora After Five-Day Search

ENSAR units from Puerto Peñasco and San Felipe led a joint air, sea and land operation that concluded with the survivors under medical evaluation at the Sixth Naval Zone.

Overview

  • The small white boat departed Puertecitos, Baja California, on November 15 and was reported overdue via a phone alert.
  • Semar activated Plan Marina and deployed Defender boats, an intercept patrol, two reconnaissance aircraft and ground vehicles equipped with drones.
  • The vessel was located off the Sonora coast after continuous searching and the three people were transported to naval facilities in Puerto Peñasco.
  • Sanidad Naval and a Clínica Naval ambulance provided primary medical assessments, and authorities did not release detailed health information.
  • Local media identified the rescued as Manuel Gómez, Ponciano Leyva and Carlos Salazar, and Semar reiterated safety protocols such as notifying port authorities and using VHF channel 16 and lifejackets.