SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard, along with federal, state and local partner agencies, is responding to a vessel that capsized near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, Tuesday afternoon.
Twenty people were reported to be aboard the vessel. Response crews have recovered 17 people from the water. One person has been confirmed deceased. The search for three missing people is ongoing.
A triage center has been established at Gashouse Cove in San Francisco.
"Coast Guard crews are working side by side with our local partners and we have dedicated every available resource to this response," said Capt. Jarod Toczko, commander of Coast Guard Sector San Francisco. "Our highest priority remains the safety of everyone involved and the continued search for the two missing mariners."
At 3:20 p.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received report of a fire aboard a 49-foot cabin-cruiser vessel with 19 passengers aboard. The number of persons on board was later updated to 20. Upon arriving on scene, first responders were able to determine the reported fire was steam and the vessel was sinking.
Coast Guard crews from Air Station San Francisco, Station San Francisco and Station Golden Gate responded to the incident, alongside San Francisco Police Department, San Francisco Fire Department, Oakland Fire Department, Tiburon Fire Department and Marin County Sheriff’s Office.
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