San Francisco Police Find Wreckage of Sunken Boat Near Alcatraz Island
Authorities said 20 people were aboard the Volare when it sank, and search teams recovered one body while two people remained missing.
- On Tuesday, the 49-foot cabin cruiser Volare capsized in San Francisco Bay while carrying 20 passengers during a memorial ash-scattering service.
- Family members had gathered aboard the vessel to honor Maria Boisa, a Santa Cruz County woman who died more than 10 years ago, with three generations of the Boisa family present.
- Recovery efforts confirmed the deaths of 79-year-old Clifford Boisa and 58-year-old Tondra Madruga, with Madruga's body recovered from the bay on Thursday.
- Divers from the San Francisco Police Department, coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard, continue searching for two missing passengers as the wreckage lies about 120 feet deep.
- While the exact cause remains under investigation, officials believe the vessel most likely took on water following a series of cascading failures or a potential wave impact.
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Sunken Alcatraz Boat Found Beneath San Francisco Bay Waters - Internewscast Journal
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