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1 dead and 3 missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz Island
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- A pontoon boat carrying mostly family members for a memorial service sank near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco, resulting in one death, three people missing, and 16 rescued.
- Rescue crews found the three-deck pontoon almost fully submerged with the motor running and leaking fuel; initial reports of a fire were later unconfirmed.
- The search for the missing, involving divers, helicopters, and vessels, continued overnight on the western side of the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Three injured individuals were hospitalized but expected to be released the same night, while all rescued were taken to Gashouse Cove Marina.
- The vessel had reportedly launched near the St. Francis Yacht Club, and the Coast Guard and Oakland police assisted in the rescue efforts.
