Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos

Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
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)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Emergency crews responded to a pontoon boat that sank Tuesday afternoon in the waters off San Francisco while carrying mostly family members as part of a memorial service.

Rescuers arriving near Alcatraz Island, once an infamous federal prison and now a tourist destination, found the three-deck pontoon vessel almost fully submerged with the motor still running and leaking fuel. The search operation involved divers, helicopters and water vessels, authorities said.

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Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
A body is covered with a tarp on a dock near the site of boat accident on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
A helicopter flies past the Golden Gate Bridge while searching for missing victims after a boat accident near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
A U.S. Coast Guard crew goes past Alcatraz Island near the site of a pontoon boat accident on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
First responders search for missing victims after a boat accident near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
Emergency crews gather at a dock near the site of a pontoon boat fire on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
First responders prepare to move a body after a boat accident near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
A San Francisco Fire Department vessel passes the city skyline while searching for missing victims after a boat accident near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
First responders move a body after a boat accident near Alcatraz Island off San Francisco, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos | iNFOnews.ca
People cover themselves with American Red Cross blankets at Fort Mason, where the Red Cross has set up an assistance center for people impacted by a boat incident in the waters off San Francisco Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

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