SAN FRANCISCO, United States: One person was dead and two were missing after a boat carrying 19 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 the 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 p.m. (1035 GMT), according to a short Instagram video posted by San Francisco’s mayor.

Authorities say a person is missing and 17 others have been rescued after a fire on a pontoon boat off the coast of San Francisco. San Francisco Fire Lt.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One person died, three people were missing and 16 were rescued from the waters off San Francisco after a pontoon boat sank Tuesday afternoon while carrying

Firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard are on the scene

Rescue crews continued searching Tuesday evening for two missing passengers using 11 boats, rescue divers, and helicopters.