On the 'Inspiration,' a Hornblower yacht, tragic events took place.
The gay party cruise on Saturday turned tragic when one of the go-go boys who was hired to perform fell overboard.
Steven Hirschfield, from West Hollywood, is identified as the man that went overboard.
As soon as he went over board the ship called police immediately. As crew members attempted to rescue him the police were there, but crew members cited that Hirschfield resisted attempts to be rescued.
Hornblower crew members threw flotation devices to Hirschfield and stayed near him until Harbor Police arrived, Unger said.
A police boat found Hirschfield in the water about 500 feet south of the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station on Harbor Drive across from Lindbergh Field. The water is about 40 feet deep in that part of the bay, authorities said.
When Hirschfield boarded the Harbor Police boat, he scuffled with the two officers on board, Harbor Police said. Hirschfield knocked one officer to the deck, took the officer's Taser gun and began beating him in the face with it, Harbor Police said.
Hirschfield then tried to get the injured officer's firearm. As he struggled to get control of the gun, the second officer shot Hirschfield once, Harbor Police said.
Hirshfield was pronounced dead at the dock.
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