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Boating Accident

1 Dead After Golden Gate Ferry Collides With Motorboat

One of two people injured when a Golden Gate Ferry and a 22-foot motorboat collided in the San Francisco Bay on Saturday has died.

2013/02/18

A man is pulled from the cliffs near San Francisco's Baker Beach.  (CBS)

Man Rescued After Climbing Rocks Near SF’s Baker Beach

Crews responded about 1:40 p.m. to a call from a man who had climbed up rocks on the north end of the beach and was unable to get down, fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said.

2013/02/11

The Cosco Busan appears with a large gash on its side after colliding with a Bay Bridge tower in 2007. (CBS)

Cosco Busan Pilot Sues Coast Guard Over License

65-year-old John Cota has filed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard violated his civil rights by denying his request to renew his merchant marine license.

2013/02/11

A Coast Guard crew on the San Francisco Bay. (CBS)

SPCA Warns Dog Owners To Stay On Shore After NorCal Drownings

The U.S. Coast Guard, National Park Service and East Bay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals teamed up to remind people that while dogs almost always survive being swept out to sea, their owners usually don’t.

2013/02/02

A dog is rescued from a cliff near Fort Funston. (CBS)

Woman, Dog Recued From Cliff Near Fort Funston

A woman and her dog were rescued from a cliff near Fort Funston in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon, National Park Service and San Francisco fire officials said.

2013/01/30

(Don Montgomery/CBS 5)

Boaters Warned Of Hazardous Conditions At Mavericks Surf Event

The U.S. Coast Guard is discouraging spectators at the Mavericks Invitational Surf Contest from viewing the big wave competition from the water due to hazardous and unpredictable surf expected near Pillar Point on Sunday.

2013/01/18

The Overseas Reymar anchored in San Francisco Bay after scraping a bumper around one of the Bay Bridge towers. (MTC)

Oil Tanker That Struck Bridge To Leave SF Bay

An oil tanker that struck a Bay Bridge tower on Monday has been deemed safe to sail and is expected to leave the Bay later this morning, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Friday.

2013/01/11

The Overseas Reymar in San Francisco Bay after brushing up against a Bay Bridge tower bumper. (CBS)

Pilot Who Struck Bay Bridge Had 3 Prior Accidents

The pilot of an empty oil tanker that crashed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was involved in three previous accidents, records obtained Tuesday show.

2013/01/08

Coast Guard Rescue

Man Swept To Sea Off Point Reyes Seashore Found Dead

A search in Marin County in the waters off Point Reyes National Seashore was called off after the Coast Guard recovered the body of a man who was swept out to sea while trying to rescue his dog from the swift undercurrent.

2013/01/01

Authorities said a man and a child fishing near the Golden Gate Bridge drowned after they were swept into the water on December 28, 2012. A third fisherman survived. (CBS)

Coroner IDs Father And Son Swept By Wave Into San Francisco Bay

Marin County sheriff’s officials say 37-year-old Juan Escamillo-Rojas and nine-year-old Juan Carlos Escamillo-Monroy died after waves pulled them into the frigid waters.

2012/12/29

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