New Delhi, July 15 -- At least one person died and two remained missing near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay after a boat carrying 19 people capsized on Tuesday (local time), officials said.

Authorities said that at least 16 people were rescued from the pontoon boat; 13 were safe, while three were taken to the hospital.

The incident occurred around 3:35 pm after a vessel caught fire around 600 yards off Alcatraz, AP reported. San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen later said crews arrived at the scene near Alcatraz Island and found a three-deck pontoon vessel.

He said, "It was a vessel that was capsized and mostly under the water," and added that the mishap was initially reported as a fire, "but we now don't have any evidence of th...