Boat

Christopher Maffei (left) is accused of abducting 3-year-old Brooklynn Maffei (center) and 2-year-old Devin Maffei and taking them on a yacht on September 5, 2012. (South San Francisco Police)

2 South San Francisco Kids Recovered From Stolen Yacht

The Coast Guard said it has recovered two children believed to be abducted by their father from South San Francisco.

2012/09/07

The yacht Unleashed was stolen from the Ballena Isle Marina in Alameda on September 4, 2012. Police suspect 43-year-old Christopher Maffei stole the yacht and kidnapped his two children. (Latitude 38)

Police Tracking Yacht Wanted In Abduction Case Off San Mateo Coast

A yacht allegedly stolen by a man who had kidnapped his two children from South San Francisco earlier this week was spotted Friday morning in the waters off of Pillar Point Harbor, a police spokesman said.

2012/09/07

Man, Girl Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near San Mateo Bridge

A 16-year-old girl and a 51-year-old man were rescued after their boat capsized south of the San Mateo Bridge Friday afternoon.

2012/08/31

Contra Costa’s Boating Season Off To Rocky Start

With the Fourth of July approaching, marine patrol officers in Contra Costa are warning boaters to be extra careful on the Delta.

2012/06/26

Hunters Point Shipyard in San Francisco. (US Navy)

3 Arrested In Metal Burglaries-By-Boat At SF Hunters Point Shipyard

Three people were arrested for allegedly burglarizing San Francisco’s Hunters Point Shipyard after traveling there by boat early Monday morning, police said.

2012/02/28

Woman Arrested After Stolen Boat Crash In Alameda

An Oakland woman was in custody following a boat crash in Alameda Friday morning that prompted a fruitless eight-hour search for a nonexistent missing passenger.

2012/02/24

An overturned boat on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, January 27, 2012. (Andy Pearson/OceanBeachImages.com)

3 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes Near SF Ocean Beach

Three people were taken to a hospital Thursday evening after their boat overturned near San Francisco’s Ocean Beach.

2012/01/26

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Shrimp Boat Sinks At San Jose’s Alviso Marina

The San Jose Fire Department responded to a sunken commercial shrimp boat at the Alviso Marina Thursday, a fire captain said.

2012/01/12

Jefferson Award Winner Richard Gillette (CBS)

Jefferson Award Winner Helps Bay Area Children Set Sail

For sailing free expeditions with thousands of Bay Area children, this week’s Jefferson Award in the Bay Area goes to Richard Gillette.

2012/01/04

Raymond Zack drowned 50 feet offshore at Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda on May 30, 2011 as firefighters and police watched.

Alameda Gets New Rescue Boat Following Controversial Response To Drowning

Alameda officials have bought a second rescue boat, as they try to improve the island city’s water rescue capabilities following the drowning of a suicidal man while authorities watched from the shore.

2011/10/12

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