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The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for three people who went missing in the capsizing of a cabin cruiser in San Francisco Bay, a tragedy that started out as an outing for a memorial service.
On Tuesday afternoon at about 1530 hours, the Coast Guard received notification of a “fire” aboard the cabin cruiser Volare, a 49-foot boat operating just off Alcatraz Island. There were 20 adults aboard the vessel, all present for a ceremony to scatter the ashes of a relative.
In circumstances that are under investigation, the vessel capsized suddenly. 16 survivors escaped and were rescued by first responders and good Samaritans.
Three people remain missing, and may have been trapped inside the vessel’s main cabin; one good Samaritan responder who was on scene told local media that passengers who had been caught inside the boat had been banging on the windows as the vessel settled lower in the water.
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