Overview
- The Volare capsized on Tuesday, July 14, while returning from a memorial at Angel Island after a powerful wave or swell caused the top-heavy cabin cruiser to roll and take on water.
- Rescuers and civilian boaters pulled roughly 16 people from the water; one man, Clifford Joseph Boisa, died after being recovered and a second victim, 58-year-old Tondra Madruga, was recovered and identified this week.
- Two people remain missing and officials have warned there is a high possibility they could be trapped inside the vessel.
- The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies searched about 950 square nautical miles before suspending active surface and air operations and are now planning sonar mapping and ROV dives to find the wreck, which lies about 120–130 feet deep in a busy shipping channel.
- Families have asked for privacy and thanked rescuers, while investigators face complex recovery choices because the depth and channel traffic make diver operations risky and will shape the next steps in the probe.