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Alcatraz Island, 1896 Alcatraz in the dawn mist, from the east. The "parade ground" is at left. Alcatraz Island and lighthouse at sunset The water tower and powerhouse (at right), which generated electricity for the island A model of Military Point Alcatraz, 1866–1868, now on display at Alcatraz Island Model of the prison in present day, on display at Alcatraz Island
It had seemed impossible to escape from Alcatraz by swimming. [3] The seasonal water temperature in the San Francisco Bay is about 53 °F (12 °C) in December [4] and the current can exceed 6 knots. [5] Citing these facts, as well as occasional visits from great white sharks and razor-sharp rocks, prison officers had discouraged most escape ...
Alcatraz water tower is on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. It is located on the northwestern side of the island, near Tower No. 3, beyond the Morgue and Recreation Yard .
An open water swimmer, Patten has placed first in the 1991 Waikiki Roughwater Swim, San Francisco's 1-mile Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim, and the Open Water 5-mile National Championship Swim at Lake Minnetonka. [8]
The oil steamer "Rosecrans," owned by the Associated Oil Company, was destroyed by fire above the water line and sank in deep water off the wharf in the early 1910s. Her crew of forty-two men escaped by jumping into the bay and swimming ashore. Additionally, at just 10 years old, David Finney was the youngest person to swim to Alcatraz and back ...
Graham also loved open water swimming. He won the Waikiki Rough Water Swim eight years in a row, was the oldest and fastest of all age groups to complete the Robben Island to Cape Town, South Africa swim, enjoyed the Lanai to Maui Channel relay, the Catalina Island relay, the San Francisco to Alcatraz swim and at age 74 became the oldest man to ...
On December 16, 1962, Alcatraz inmate John Paul Scott made water wings from inflated rubber gloves [39] and swam 2.7 nautical miles (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) from Alcatraz to Fort Point, at the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge. He was found there by teenagers, suffering from hypothermia and exhaustion. [40]
John Paul Scott (January 3, 1927 [1] – February 22, 1987 [2]) was an American criminal who is noted as the only escapee from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary known to have reached the San Francisco shore by swimming. He was recaptured almost immediately.