1 dead, 3 missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay
The San Francisco Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a call at about 3:30 p.m. of a boat fire between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.
Crispen said 19 people were initially believed to be on the boat, but witness accounts put the number at 20.
San Francisco Fire Lt. Mariano Elias said the boat, named Volare, was based out of Stockton and was a 50-foot cabin cruiser. It was not immediately clear what caused the boat to sink about 600 yards from Alcatraz.
Crews had 11 vessels involved in the effort to find the missing boaters, Crispen said, and they planned to continue their search through the night.
Crispen said all the people on board are adults, and most of them are family members.
Officials set up a family reunification center at Fort Mason, which is west of Fisherman's Wharf, and the 13 taken safely to shore were at the center.
Anyone who believes a family member may have been on the boat and is looking for more information should call 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767).
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- The San Francisco Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a call at about 3:30 p.m. of a boat fire between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.
- Crispen said 19 people were initially believed to be on the boat, but witness accounts put the number at 20.
- San Francisco Fire Lt. Mariano Elias said the boat, named Volare, was based out of Stockton and was a 50-foot cabin cruiser. It was not immediately clear what caused the boat to sink about 600 yards from Alcatraz.
- Crews had 11 vessels involved in the effort to find the missing boaters, Crispen said, and they planned to continue their search through the night.
- Crispen said all the people on board are adults, and most of them are family members.