Expand<\/a><\/p>\nThe tragedy happened about 3:35 p.m. The San Francisco Fire Department aid it received a report of a vessel in distress about 600 yards from Alcatraz, Fire Chief Dean Crispen said at a Tuesday news conference.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Coast Guard was slated to hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Wednesday to provide an update. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie are expected to speak along with Crispen and representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday morning, rescuers continued to use technologies such as thermal imaging, tide prediction and modeling to help direct efforts while spanning out to areas near the San Pablo Bay.<\/p>\n
Authorities said their initial belief that the group was on a pontoon boat were not correct. Instead, they later said it was a 49-foot cabin cruiser \u201cpleasure boat\u201d that had three levels. A pontoon boat is considerably smaller and made to be on rivers and lakes.<\/p>\n
\u201cOriginally, because of the canvas top, it was described as a pontoon boat,\u201d SFFD Lt. Mariano Elias said. He added that the boat was large enough to withstand the waters near Alcatraz.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe question is whether the boat was designed to be in the bay at that time of day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A San Francisco police marine unit arrived first at the scene and found a man in \u201csevere distress,\u201d Crispen said Tuesday. He was hauled out of the water and given CPR, but authorities later pronounced him dead.<\/p>\n
Authorities initially believed the vessel \u2013 called the Volare, and documented out of Stockton \u2013 was carrying 19 people, but the number was later revised to 20 based on witness accounts. Authorities said that there were life jackets on the boat that only some people were wearing.<\/p>\n
Three passengers were taken to area hospitals, where they were listed Tuesday in stable condition.\u00a0The rest escaped injury and were taken to Fort Mason to be reunited with loved ones. They received assistance from the San Francisco Human Services Agency and the American Red Cross.<\/p>\n
Crispen said the Volare sank after being hit by a wave or by taking on water.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was mostly family members of one another who were on this vessel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Initial reports indicated a fire had broken out on the vessel, but authorities later determined witnesses had mistaken steam for smoke, the fire department said in a news release. San Francisco police, the Oakland Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard all responded.<\/p>\n
Crispen originally said that the boat set sail from the St. Francis Yacht Club, though the organization disputed that on Wednesday. The boat \u201cdid not embark from, nor was it associated with\u201d the yacht club, said Susan Ruhne, who is listed as a commodore on the yacht club\u2019s nonprofit filings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe share the same bay, and our condolences go out to the family and the friends of the victims of this unfortunate tragedy,\u201d Ruhne said.<\/p>\n
Please check back for updates.<\/p>\n
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Search and rescue vessels look for missing victims after a boat accident near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo\/Noah Berger)\n<\/p>\n
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