Coast Guard Opens Fire On Boat Smuggling 25 Chinese Nationals Off The Coast Of Florida

Under the Trump administration the U.S. Coast Guard has been allowed to do their jobs.

The Department of Homeland Security has announced the U.S. Coast Guard opened fire on a vessel off the coast of Florida after the vessel ignored multiple warnings.

After disabling the vessel with several direct hits, the U.S. Coast Guard discovered the operators of the boat were smuggling 25 Chinese nationals.

Fox News provided more on the Coast Guard’s operation:

In a stark warning that U.S. borders are closed “by land or sea,” the U.S. Coast Guard opened fire to disable a noncompliant vessel attempting to smuggle 25 Chinese nationals into the country off the coast of Florida.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital that on June 10, a boat carrying 25 illegal immigrants from China refused to comply with Coast Guard orders to stop one mile south of Key Biscayne.

Crews from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach initially deployed warning shots, but when those proved ineffective, they used “disabling fire” to successfully halt the vessel, according to DHS. No injuries were reported.

Following the interdiction, the Chinese nationals were transferred to the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell for processing, and their boat was seized and towed to Station Miami Beach.

Special agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations launched a criminal investigation into the attempted entry, with assistance from Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations.

DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis delivered a stern warning following the bust.

Take a look:

By land or sea, our borders are CLOSED.

Last week, a @USCG crew out of Station Miami Beach encountered and disabled a vessel carrying 25 Chinese nationals attempting to enter our nation illegally. @CBP and @CBPAMO assisted following the interdiction, and @HSI_HQ initiated a… pic.twitter.com/KuN14qM0fn

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 17, 2026

The U.S. Coast Guard has been busy in recent months with intercepting drug boats, preventing human smuggling into the U.S. and in Maryland even jumped on board a runaway boat!

Take a look:

WATCH: INCREDIBLE @USCG interception.

After a boat driver fell overboard, heroic Coast Guard personnel stepped in to swiftly and safely stop the boat ⬇️ https://t.co/mEwqDu3ieT

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 16, 2026

Yahoo News reported more on the heroic actions of the Coast Guard:

A boat was speeding in circles across the Severn River near Annapolis, Maryland with no one aboard. The only way to stop it was to climb on, so a U.S. Coast Guard officer leaped from a moving patrol boat onto the runaway vessel and killed the engine. It was the dramatic end to a rescue this week that, against the odds, left everyone unharmed.

The trouble began when the boat’s operator was suddenly thrown overboard. With the engine still running, the boat kept circling on its own, eventually becoming a hazard of its own the man in the water. A boat in that state can swing back around and strike the person it just threw.

His son went after him first. He was able to steer close through the water and pull his father out before the boat could come back around. That still left the boat racing across the river with no one aboard.

That is where the Coast Guard came in. A crew from the agency’s Maryland-National Capital Region chased the runaway boat, matched its speed, and eased alongside it during one of its turns. The officer timed the jump to that moment and landed on the speeding vessel. He finally shut the engine down after that. The rescue worked out, but a powerful boat circling on its own is one of the most dangerous things that can happen on the water.