San Francisco
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One particular person died, two folks had been missing and 16 others from a pontoon boat had been rescued Tuesday afternoon from the waters off San Francisco, authorities mentioned.
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San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen reported the toll and mentioned crews that arrived on the scene near Alcatraz Island discovered a three-deck pontoon vessel that was carrying 19 folks.
“It was a vessel that was capsized and mostly under the water,” Crispen mentioned.
The boating mishap was initially reported as a fireplace, “but we now don’t have any evidence of that,” Crispen mentioned.
Some of the folks had been injured from falling into the water, however there have been no stories of burns, Crispen mentioned. The one that died was plucked from the water together with the 16 however died later.
Crews continued to go looking the water for the missing with divers, helicopters and 11 vessels, he added: “Right now we are in full rescue mode.”
All these rescued had been taken to Gashouse Cove Marina, a small craft harbor in San Francisco.
Fire Lt. Mariano Elias mentioned the vessel, described as a “ponton pleasure boat,” was about 600 yards from Alcatraz and the emergency name got here in simply after 3:30 p.m., he mentioned.
Crispen mentioned the boat was believed to have launched near the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco
Video photographs from a neighborhood Fox station confirmed a Fire Department boat deployed to rescue individuals who had been on the vessel, which was largely submerged with objects floating close by.
Live video from the scene confirmed a person and a lady wrapped in blankets and sitting near an ambulance.
The Coast Guard and Oakland police additionally helped rescue folks, Elias mentioned.