Tour Boat Sinks With Americans Off Mexican Coast (VIDEO)

From CNN

The Mexican Navy reported that an American man has died after a tour boat carrying 44 people, 27 of whom were Americans, capsized off the Baja California port of San Felipe after encountering rough weather early Sunday, according to an AP Report. But in a conflicting story, the United States Coast Guard initially told CNN all 27 Americans were accounted for.

In an earlier report, Petty Officer Pamela Boehland of the U.S. Coast Guard told CNN: "You have 27 U.S. citizens accounted for" and that they "were safe in a Mexican hotel," with no mention of the reported U.S. tourist death.

The 100-foot long boat left San Felipe Saturday for a seven-day fishing trip before capsizing. "Some people were wearing life jackets when the tour boat capsized and it was close enough to land for some to swim to shore while others were picked up by good samaritans in private vessels," Boehland said.

According to Boehland, in the initial update from the Mexican Navy, "37 people were confirmed alive and 6 unaccounted for."

But in the AP report, Navy Capt. Benjamin Pineda Gomez in San Felipe said that of 44 people on the boat, "seven U.S. tourists were missing along with one Mexican crew member, and that all others were rescued."

The navy is searching with an airplane, two helicopters and multiple personnel. The U.S. Coast Guard is also assisting with a helicopter, Pineda said.

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