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Alcatraz Island

The image on the left shows the San Francisco Fire Department at a briefing during training for rescues in the Bay. The image on the right shows the rescue operation of the Volare.

SF boat capsize sparks focus on SFFD life-or-death bay rescue training

  • Jul 21

Wreckage of sunken boat located near Alcatraz Island, SFPD confirms

  • Jul 18
Gary Furtado

Fishermen recall rescuing passengers from sinking boat in SF Bay

  • Jul 16

Alcatraz ferry slams into SF's Pier 31, shattering windows

  • May 26

Coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, report finds

  • May 5

Gray whale found dead in SF as CA expands program to slow down ships

  • Apr 23

Alcatraz Island closed through Friday for dock repairs

  • Apr 22

Trump seeking $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison

  • Apr 4

Latest Videos

2:36

Deadly Volare tragedy triggers focus on SF firefighters' training for life-or-death bay rescues

  • Jul 21
3:18

Wreckage of sunken boat located near Alcatraz Island, SFPD confirms

  • Jul 18
3:38

Brother mourns retired deputy as family hope for news on 3 missing from SF Bay boat disaster

  • Jul 16
2:33

Experts weigh how to recover sunken boat in SF Bay after disaster

  • Jul 16
3:02

Fishermen recall rescuing passengers from sinking boat in SF Bay

  • Jul 16
1:17

Search for 3 missing in SF Bay will soon be suspended: officials

  • Jul 15
6:09

Officials say they will suspend search for 3 missing this evening after deadly SF Bay boat sinking

  • Jul 15
2:49

79-year-old ID'd as victim in deadly SF boat disaster, 3 still missing

  • Jul 15

Latest Stories

Alcatraz tours resume Friday with funding donation, despite government shutdown

On Friday, Alcatraz resumed public tours and ferries to the rock, much to the delight and surprise of some visitors.

  • Oct 4, 2025

Government shutdown: List of what Bay Area national parks, tourist attractions are open and closed

The U.S. government is shut down Wednesday after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill by the midnight deadline, and it's having a big impact on national parks and more in the Bay Area. Here's what is open and closed:

  • Oct 3, 2025

Government shutdown to impact Bay Area tourism. Here's what to know

Tourist attractions like Alcatraz, Muir Woods National Monument, and SF Fleet Week will be impacted by the government shutdown. Here's what we know.

  • Oct 1, 2025
SF Dream Team

Activists swim to shores from Alcatraz to fundraise scholarship for undocumented SFSU students

In San Francisco, nearly a dozen activists braved the cold bay waters Saturday to swim from Alcatraz to the city as part of a fundraiser. It is going toward a scholarship fund, which supports undocumented students at San Francisco State, amid increased attacks on immigrant communities.

  • Sep 28, 2025

AG Pam Bondi visits Alcatraz amid Trump's proposal to reopen; Pelosi blasts 'stupidest' idea

Top Trump administration officials visited Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal penitentiary, which Nancy Pelosi has called Trump's "stupidest initiative yet."

  • Jul 18, 2025