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SFPD Locates 49-Foot Cabin Cruiser Wreckage Near Alcatraz Following Tuesday Sinking
Police located the 49-foot cabin cruiser in San Francisco Bay where it went down earlier this week with mostly family members aboard.
How we reported this
San Francisco police confirmed Friday they have located the wreckage of the cabin cruiser Volare near Alcatraz Island in the spot where the vessel sank earlier in the week.
How the situation developed
The 20-passenger boat went down Tuesday in San Francisco Bay. Crews had already pulled several people from the water in the hours after the sinking, yet two passengers remain unaccounted for as of Friday. The discovery of the hull gives search teams a fixed reference point in the bay while they continue efforts to account for everyone who was aboard.
The Volare measured 49 feet and carried mostly family members when it left the dock. Fishermen in the area had described pulling survivors from the water in the immediate aftermath, providing early details that helped narrow the search zone around Alcatraz. Friday’s confirmation from police places the focus squarely on the remaining recovery work in those same waters.
What recovery teams face next
With the wreckage now pinpointed, divers and marine units can direct resources more precisely in the bay. San Francisco police have not released a revised timeline for when the two missing people might be located, but the fixed location removes one layer of uncertainty that had complicated operations since Tuesday. Residents and boaters who use the same stretch of water can expect continued presence of emergency vessels in the coming days while the operation concludes.
Officials have not indicated any change to normal ferry or recreational traffic routes around Alcatraz at this stage. Anyone with information about the passengers is asked to contact San Francisco police through standard tip lines listed on the department’s public channels.