A search was underway early Monday after a suspected smuggling boat capsized off Del Mar, killing three people. Early reports indicated nine people were missing from the boat, while four survivors were located.

Crews were searching for survivors. It was not immediately clear how many people were on the boat, a small, open, outboard-powered craft.

Five people were facing federal charges today in connection with an alleged maritime human-smuggling event that killed three people -- including a teenage boy -- off the coast of northern San Diego County and left a 10-year-old girl missing and presumed dead.