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1 missing and 17 rescued after a boat fire near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco

Crews rescued 17 people and searched with 11 vessels after the three-deck pontoon boat capsized, officials said.

  • One person died and two others were missing after a triple-deck pontoon boat with 19 people capsized near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, according to officials.
  • San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen said that 11 vessels were searching for the two missing people and that the search would continue for hours.
  • Contrary to early reports, there was no fire on board the boat, Fire Chief Dean Crispen stated.
  • Of the 19 people on board, 13 were safely on shore, three were hospitalized, one died, and two remained missing, as reported by Fire Chief Dean Crispen.
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One dead, 2 missing after boat with 19 aboard capsizes in San Francisco Bay

One person died and two others were missing on Tuesday after a triple-deck pontoon boat with ​19 people aboard capsized near Alcatraz Island in San ‌Francisco Bay, officials said.

·New York, United States
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At least one person has died and two others have disappeared after sinking a boat with about 20 people on board near the island of Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, in the west of the United States, as confirmed by the local authorities. The emergency services received a distress call at 15:37 local time this Tuesday and mobilized troops towards the area, located between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, has pointed out the head of the Fire Dep…

·Spain
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One person died and three others disappeared after the shipwreck of a boat carrying about 20 people in San Francisco Bay, according to an updated report by the US authorities on Wednesday.

·Montreal, Canada
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A boat capsized in San Francisco Bay after taking fire, killing one and missing three.

·Paris, France
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The rescue teams were able to rescue 16 people, after the fire of the boat in San Francisco Bay.It happened near the old prison that became a tourist attraction of the United States.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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ussanews.com broke the news on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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