From the Officer Down Memorial Page: Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne was killed when the rigid hull
inflatable boat he was commanding was intentionally rammed by a boat
being used to smuggle drugs off Santa Cruz Island, California.
Shortly after midnight a U.S. Coast Guard aerial patrol had observed a
suspicious boat in the area believed to be involved in narcotics
trafficking. A boarding team was deployed from the USCGC Halibut to
interdict and board the vessel.
The boarding team made contact with the boat, which then accelerated
toward them without changing course. The smuggler's boat struck the
boarding team's boat, knocking Chief Petty Officer Horne and another
crewman into the water. Both crewman were immediately recovered. Chief
Petty Officer Horne was transported to a hospital in Port Hueneme,
California, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Two illegal aliens on board the smuggler's boat were taken into custody and the boat seized.
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