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2nd LD: Boat capsizes in San Francisco, all passengers accounted for

Xinhua, October 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

A boat with dozens of kids capsized in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, but all passengers were accounted for.

A San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson initially posted a message on social network Twitter that about 30 juveniles were aboard the boat and some were trapped under the hull.

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue crew, including divers, was dispatched to the scene off the historic Pier 45, one of tourism destinations along the city's waterfront, in the heart of the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood.

However, confirming that 27 adults and three children were involved, a police spokesman said a five-year-old boy was pulled out water unconscious and was resuscitated before being sent to a hospital in the city in northern California on the U.S. west coast.

An additional five adults and two children were hospitalized with varying degrees of injury.

An ongoing investigation is led by the police on what caused the incident while the boat, reportedly a recreational sailboat named "Khalessi," is submerged.

Fire department spokesman Bob Postel acknowledged that it could be catastrophic without help by bystanders on private boats and coordinated efforts by several public safety agencies that sent vessels to rescue those in cold water.

There was an Air Show on Saturday in the skies above the waterfront, where U.S. Navy Blue Angels, a flight demonstration squadron, and Air Force's F-22 Raptor were featured. The event, part of the annual Fleet Week activities, usually attract 1 million people around the San Francisco Bay Area. Endi