1 dies after boat collision on near Angel Island in SF Bay

A sailboat tacks beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Friday, March 9, 2012. In the background at right is Angel Island. The clear sunny conditions …

A sailboat tacks beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Friday, March 9, 2012. In the background at right is Angel Island. The clear sunny conditions in the Bay area are expected to change with clouds and a chance of rain on Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

by: Bay City News

Posted: Jun 30, 2022 / 07:35 PM PDT

Updated: Jun 30, 2022 / 08:08 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — One person has died following a collision between two pleasure craft vessels on San Francisco Bay near Angel Island Thursday afternoon, according to a U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson.

Investigators from the San Francisco Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff’s Department are looking into the cause of the collision between a sailboat and a 25-foot Center Console pleasure craft motorboat. The collision caused the motorboat to spin out of control until police officers could commandeer the vessel.

Coast Guard officials received a report about the collision at 2:09 p.m. The Center Console operator was ejected from the vessel during the collision. The operator was pulled from the bay by eyewitnesses and aid was administered, but the person died.

There were no reports of anyone else suffering from injuries. Coast Guard officials received a report at 2:09 p.m. about a collision between the two vessels.