Rescuers Keep Searching for 3 People After a Boat Sank in San Francisco Bay, Killing 1
Officials said 11 vessels joined the search after the 50-foot cruiser Volare sank, leaving one dead and three people missing.
- On Tuesday, a 50-foot cabin cruiser carrying 20 people sank in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island, leaving one person dead and three missing while 16 were rescued.
- Participants were attending a memorial service aboard the Volare, a cabin cruiser launched from the Saint Francis Yacht Club, when rough, choppy seas caused the vessel to take on water.
- San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen said although the incident was initially reported as a fire, "we now don't have any evidence of that." The Coast Guard and Oakland police joined rescue efforts.
- Following the rescue, authorities transported the 16 survivors to Gashouse Cove Marina for medical treatment, while officials established a family reunification center at Fort Mason for affected families.
- Rescuers continued searching for the three missing individuals through the night using helicopters and vessels, as San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie called it an "all-hands-on-deck search.
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A pleasure boat capsized yesterday in San Francisco Bay, near the former Alcatraz prison. This claimed the life of one of the people on board. The person who had fallen into the water was pulled but died later in the hospital. Rescue workers searched all night for three people who are still missing. Sixteen people were rescued, three of whom were taken to the hospital. The people on board were on the boat for a memorial service. "The vessel be…
A family was attending a memorial service when a wave capsized their boat.
On board followed 20 people who participated in a family ceremony. 13 were rescued and three hospitalized. Causes are pending, but agitated sea may have been at the origin of the shipwreck.
One Dead After Boat Sinks Near Alcatraz Island
What was intended to be a solemn family gathering turned into a devastating maritime disaster on Tuesday afternoon when a vessel carrying passengers for a memorial service capsized and sank, leaving one person dead and three others missing in the frigid waters off the San Francisco coast, as per an Associated Press report. First responders managed to pull 16 survivors from the ocean, triggering a massive, multi-agency search and rescue operation…
Boat Sinks Near Alcatraz, Leaving One Dead And Three Missing
What was meant to be a peaceful family memorial turned into a desperate fight for survival in San Francisco Bay.One person has died and three others remain missing after a three-deck pontoon boat capsized about 600 yards from the famous Alcatraz Island on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a vessel in distress.San Francisco Fire Department Chief Dean Crispen said rescue teams found a man in the wate…
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