One individual is lifeless and two others are lacking close to Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay after a ship with 19 individuals aboard capsized Tuesday afternoon, officers stated.
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A vessel was reported to be on fireplace round 600 yards off Alcatraz round 3:35 p.m., and police discovered a capsized three-deck pontoon boat, San Francisco Fireplace Chief Dean Crispen stated.
The incident was initially reported as a hearth, however no first responders reported witnessing a blaze, Crispen stated.
Everybody on the boat is believed to have been adults, Crispen stated. A canine was additionally on board and is lifeless, he stated.
13 individuals have been safely rescued, and one other three have been transported to hospitals, Crispen stated.
Firefighters are “in full rescue mode,” with 11 boats and divers as a part of the response, Crispen stated.
“We’re going to proceed for hours to ensure that we discover these two lacking individuals, if doable,” Crispen stated.
“It appeared like a recreational-type vessel, however that’s all we all know at this level,” Crispen advised reporters.
The vessel reportedly launched from a yacht membership, and investigators have been nonetheless gathering data, he stated.
Helicopter footage from NBC Bay Space confirmed responding rescue boats and particles floating within the water. Video from the station appeared to point out a number of the rescued with blankets on shore.
Native police departments and personal vessels additionally responded to the incident, Crispen stated.
“That is an all-hands-on-deck search and hopefully rescue,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stated.
When first responders arrived, some individuals have been within the water, others have been on the sinking boat, and others have been falling into the water, Crispen stated.
Alcatraz Island is the positioning of the well-known jail positioned in San Francisco Bay, round 1 mile offshore. It was closed as a federal jail in 1963 and is now a Nationwide Park.
Crispen stated the search could be in depth.
“Our customary working process is to proceed to go looking, so long as it’s protected sufficient for us to go looking,” he stated.
He stated divers have been within the water, helicopters have been above, and officers have been looking areas the place survivors within the water would have a tendency to maneuver to.
“This search will go on for a while,” Crispen stated.
