Good Samaritan, Coast Guard Rescue Three People From Burning Vessel Off Of Stinson Beach

CBS Bay Area

November 2, 2026

Three people were rescued Friday from a burning vessel off of Stinson Beach after a good Samaritan vessel reported the fire, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Sunday.

Watchstanders got a distress call just before noon from the good Samaritan, who told them that there was a vessel with smoke coming from it roughly five miles west of the beach, with a person waving their arms on board.

A lifeboat crew and a helicopter crew were launched, officials said, but by the time they arrived the good Samaritan had rescued all three boaters from the burning vessel.

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