One dead, 3 missing after boat sinks near San Francisco’s Alcatraz

Claude MillsJournalist at Jamaica Observer

July 15, 2026

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One dead, 3 missing after boat sinks near San Francisco’s Alcatraz

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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)—One person was dead and three were missing after a boat carrying 20 people sank near Alcatraz, the former prison and tourist site in San Francisco Bay, US officials said Tuesday.

Helicopters, planes and rescue boats operated by local fire and police teams were working alongside US Coast Guard to find those who were missing.

Fire Chief Dean Crispen said rescuers first responded to a report of “a boat on fire, 600 yards off Alcatraz” Island around 3:35 pm (1035 GMT), according to a short Instagram video posted by San Francisco’s mayor.

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