PHOTOS: 3 dead, 27 injured after suspected smuggling boat capsizes

Three people died and 27 were injured after a boat used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized Sunday off the coast of Point Loma, authorities said.

Eyewitness video captures the moment a vessel overturned in the waters off Point Loma Sunday morning (KGTV)Photo by: (KGTV)

Photo by: Witness photo

Photo by: Witness photo

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The vessel, a 40-foot cabin cruiser, “broke apart” on a reef near Point Loma, said Lt. Rick Romero of the San Diego Lifeguard Service.Photo by: SDFD

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The vessel, a 40-foot cabin cruiser, “broke apart” on a reef near Point Loma, said Lt. Rick Romero of the San Diego Lifeguard Service.Photo by: SDFD

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1 person rescued from the cliffs after a boat used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized Sunday off the coast of Point Loma.Photo by: SDFD

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One person rescued from the cliffs after a boat used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized Sunday off the coast of Point Loma.Photo by: SDFD

PHOTOS: 3 dead, 27 injured after suspected smuggling boat capsizes

Eyewitness video captures the moment a vessel overturned in the waters off Point Loma Sunday morning (KGTV)(KGTV)

Witness photo

The vessel, a 40-foot cabin cruiser, “broke apart” on a reef near Point Loma, said Lt. Rick Romero of the San Diego Lifeguard Service.SDFD

1 person rescued from the cliffs after a boat used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized Sunday off the coast of Point Loma.SDFD

One person rescued from the cliffs after a boat used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized Sunday off the coast of Point Loma.SDFD

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PHOTOS: 3 dead, 27 injured after suspected smuggling boat capsizes

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