Water Rescue

Coast Guard, CHP Rescue 3 From Suisun Bay

California Highway Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard crews teamed up to rescue three people from the waters of Suisun Bay after their catamaran capsized Saturday evening.

2013/05/26

The Artemis Racing 72-foot catamaran overturned on San Francisco Bay, May 9, 2013 during practice for the America's Cup. (CBS)

Olympic Gold Medalist Killed After America’s Cup Racing Boat Capsizes On SF Bay

The 36-year-old deceased sailor, identified as Olympic gold medalist Andrew “Bart” Simpson of the United Kingdom, was “well-known and regarded as an expert racer,” said San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.

2013/05/09

Man Rescued From Water Near SF Hyde Street Pier

Emergency crews rescued a person from the water near the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco Monday morning, according to fire officials.

2013/02/04

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Aspen in the San Francisco Bay (U.S. Coast Guard)

Sailboat Struck, Sunk By Tugboat Near Golden Gate Bridge

A tugboat struck and sank a sailboat Saturday just outside the Golden Gate Bridge, throwing two people into the chilly water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

2013/01/27

McCovey Cove beyond the right field wall at AT&T Park. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Fans Saved From San Francisco Bay After McCovey Cove Giants Game Outing

Three San Francisco Giants fans were rescued by the Coast Guard on San Francisco Bay overnight, after their boat ran out of gas, and drifted into marshland near the Oakland Estuary.

2012/09/20

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3 Rescued From Water At Sonoma County Beach

A Sonoma Coast State Beach lifeguard prevented three people from drowning at Wright’s Beach on the Sonoma County coast Monday morning, a sheriff’s sergeant said.

2012/03/19

Rescuers search for a missing boater after a boat capsized near Candlestick Point (CBS)

Boater Killed, Another Hospitalized After SF Bay Collision

A father and son whose dinghy overturned in the waters near Hunters Point were pulled from the San Francisco Bay Wednesday afternoon, but one did not survive the incident.

KPIX 5–2011/08/03

Woman Faces Charges After Driving Into San Mateo Lagoon

A woman who allegedly lied to emergency officials about her husband and child being trapped in a car she had driven into a lagoon could face charges, San Mateo police said.

CBS San Francisco–2011/06/27

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

Memo Contradicts Fire Dept. Claims In Alameda Drowning

An internal memo appears to contradict claims by Alameda fire officials in the wake of a man’s suicide in San Francisco Bay while firefighters and police watched from the shore.

CBS San Francisco–2011/06/10

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