{"id":400400,"date":"2026-07-16T06:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/400400\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T06:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:08:40","slug":"search-ends-for-3-missing-after-san-francisco-bay-memorial-boat-capsizes-leaving-1-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/400400\/","title":{"rendered":"Search ends for 3 missing after San Francisco Bay memorial boat capsizes, leaving 1 dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

The search for three people missing after a memorial trip on San Francisco Bay turned deadly <\/a>came to an end Wednesday night, as authorities prepared to shift from a rescue mission to a recovery effort.<\/p>\n

The 49-foot private yacht Volare capsized around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, after being struck by a massive wave <\/a>about 600 yards off Alcatraz Island.<\/p>\n

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie called the tragedy \u201cheartbreaking.\u201d Stephen Lam\/San Francisco Chronicle via AP<\/p>\n

The vessel rolled over and sank in roughly 130 feet of water.<\/p>\n

The boat was carrying 20 family members and friends from Stockton who had gathered to scatter a loved one\u2019s ashes during a memorial service.<\/p>\n

The 49-foot private yacht Volare capsized. KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco<\/p>\n

Authorities prepared to shift from a rescue mission to a recovery effort. KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco<\/p>\n

Clifford Joseph Boisa, 79, died after being pulled from the frigid water<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sixteen others were rescued, while three passengers remained missing and are feared trapped inside the submerged cabin.<\/p>\n

Several nearby fishing boats raced to the scene, with Good Samaritans pulling eight to nine survivors from the freezing bay before first responders arrived.<\/p>\n

Search and rescue vessels look for missing victims. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Jet skis patrol the water near Alcatraz. AP Photo\/Noah Berger<\/p>\n

US Coast Guard crews searched a combined 950 square nautical miles over more than 24 hours before suspending the operation Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Capt. Jared S. Toczko said investigators could not rule out the possibility that the missing passengers survived, but acknowledged they may have been trapped inside the vessel.<\/p>\n

First responders search for missing victims. AP Photo\/Noah Berger<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do know individuals were in the main deck and potentially below deck,\u201d Toczko said.<\/p>\n

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie called the tragedy \u201cheartbreaking\u201d<\/a> and said the city \u201cgrieve[s] alongside those affected.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also praised first responders for carrying out \u201can intensive operation\u201d using every available resource and technology, alongside private citizens, helping save 16 people from the sinking vessel.<\/p>\n

Authorities have identified the location of the wreck and will determine whether divers or an underwater drone can safely inspect it as the mission transitions into recovery efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The search for three people missing after a memorial trip on San Francisco Bay turned deadly came to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[138291,7,4182,101,103,102,104,106,105,3586],"class_list":["post-400400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-boat-crashes","tag-california","tag-metro","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}