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Three missing after boat capsizes near Alcatraz during family ashes scattering

Rescuers continue search after one person and dog confirmed dead in boat capsizing in San Francisco Bay

The Guardian - US · Jul 15

One dead and three missing after boat sinks near San Francisco's Alcatraz prison island

Authorities did not know if the boat was headed to Alcatraz, a major tourist attraction, where shuttered buildings of the famous former prison still stand.

Euronews · Jul 15

NBC bringing Super Bowl pregame show to Alcatraz Island

The Super Bowl pregame show will be headed to Alcatraz Island

The Independent UK · Feb 2

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Coyote scrambles onto Alcatraz Island after perilous, never-before-seen swim

Experts have reacted to a viral video of a coyote swimming to Alcatraz Island in what is a surprising first for the San Francisco Bay Area.

LiveScience · Jan 21

Coyote stuns observers by braving rough waters to swim to Alcatraz

Coyote is thought to be the first ever to reach the notorious former prison island off the coast of San Francisco

The Guardian - US · Jan 21

Ever thought Alcatraz Island needed a 450-foot statue of Prometheus? Meet the tech executive hoping to MAGA-fy Silicon Valley’s skyline

Ross Calvin wants to bring a towering Prometheus to San Francisco Bay - and he thinks the president is just the man to green-light the project, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

The New Status Symbol For Silicon Valley Tech Elites? Building Giant Statues

If Ross Calvin, a crypto investor and the founder of Parhelion Digital, gets his way, the U.S. will soon have a new monument. The tech leader is currently working to get permission to build a massive statue of the Greek god Prometheus on Alcatraz Island, Bloomberg reports.

Benzinga · Nov 8, 2025

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US officials visit Alcatraz amid Trump’s plan to reopen island prison

San Francisco authorities say officials from Bureau of Prisons visited famous site last week and plan to return

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2025

Lock up the crown if Trump comes to visit

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

A hard cell? Alcatraz tourists dismiss Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to revive it as a prison

Visitors to one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist destinations point to cost, feasibility and its legacy of Indigenous incarceration

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025

How Alcatraz became America's most notorious prison

President Donald Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025

Trump administration will pay immigrants in U.S. illegally $1,000 to self-deport

‘Self-deportation is the best, safest, and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest,’ Homeland Security secretary says

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025

Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh eyes Teofimo Lopez fight in Alcatraz prison

The prison on Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco, is now a museum

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Unthanksgiving Day: A celebration of Indigenous resistance to colonialism, held yearly at Alcatraz

Each year on the fourth Thursday of November, when many people start to take stock of the marathon day of cooking ahead, Indigenous people from diverse tribes and nations gather at sunrise in San Francisco Bay.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022

'I went on a mystery Tesla Tour and found myself 'escaping from Alcatraz', throwing axes and E-Karting'

The limited-edition package includes three mystery journeys – one per month – taking the driver on a scenic tour to discover a surprise UK destination, filled with picturesque routes, adventurous activities and most importantly, electric charging points along the way

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 17, 2022

A Lake Michigan accident paralyzed him 19 years ago. Now he’s swimming from Alcatraz

41-year-old Rob Heitz is planning the 1-to-2-mile swim Friday. Some 19 years after becoming paralyzed following a freak diving accident in Lake Michigan, he is now mostly recovered.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

Their families insist they survived. Investigators doubt it. The enduring mystery of the three missing men of Alcatraz

John and Clarence Anglin disappeared from Alcatraz along with inmate Frank Morris in 1962. Clémence Michallon speaks to the man who investigated the case for 17 years, and the nephew who believes the Anglins made it off the island alive

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2022

Their families insist they survived. Investigators doubt it. The enduring mystery of the three missing men of Alcatraz

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The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Their families insist they survived. Investigators doubt it. The enduring mystery of the three missing men of Alcatraz

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Their families insist they survived. Investigators doubt it. The enduring mystery of the three missing men of Alcatraz

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