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One dead and three missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz

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The other 13 members on the boat returned safely to shore, and were not injured.

In an earlier news conference, the fire department chief said there were 19 people on the boat, and the report received at 15:37 reported a vessel on fire.

Later on Tuesday evening, he said witness accounts indicated there were 20 people on the boat, which was a 50ft cabin cruiser.

He said there was no evidence of a fire when the fire service arrived at the boat, with witnesses reporting rough seas and a vessel which began to take on water and was turned over in the bay.

Longshoreman Justin Marceline, who alongside fisherman Mike Montoya helped rescue people from the vessel, according to Reuters news agency, said it was “complete chaos when we showed up”.

“Every time we had to grab a person, each one of them, either they were exhausted or they were frantic and were flailing,” Marceline said.


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