Alameda Fire Department (AFD) rescued a man from a sinking sailboat in the area of the rock wall near the USS Hornet shortly after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 2, according to an AFD post on Facebook [1].
[2]Two fire rescue boats responded to the scene. The 27-foot boat was submerged when fire crews located one man aboard the vessel. His identity has not yet been released.
A total of 21 personnel responded to the scene, including assistance from Oakland Fire Marine 1, according to the AFD report. An Alameda Fire rescue swimmer was deployed from a rescue boat to extricate the victim, AFD said.
The man was taken to Encinal Boat Ramp where an AFD ambulance provided advance life support care before transporting him to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No update on his condition was available.
The rescue took place in the dark, under difficult weather conditions, Alameda Fire Division Chief Dave Port told KTVU News [3]. “Some of the challenges we faced were that the tide was coming in, we had wind and rain conditions to operate in, and a normal night is a challenge in itself.”
Officials have not yet said why the boat sank or when it will be pulled from the water.