Family of fatally injured illegal immigrant files fed lawsuit against U.S. Coast Guard

The Coast Guard vessel had been traveling at 10 knots but immediately prior to the accident, its speed had been increased to approximately 31 knots.

According to the federal lawsuit, “the crew made the conscious decision to increase the vessel speed even though they were aware that they were operating in a known smuggling area.”

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