New details released in deadly boating incident in the San Francisco Bay

Captain live in San Francisco with more on the potential development. Christian Yeah, it could be a major development. Frank and Heather, San Francisco police saying that they were out patrolling in the water using their sonar scanning equipment, presumably looking for the velare or those missing people from the boat when another passing vessel told them that they had discovered a body in the water just to the west of Treasure Island. San Francisco police able to collect those remains now will be up to the San Francisco County medical examiner to determine if, in fact, that person is connected to the sinking of the velare. At the same time, San Francisco police conducting an investigation as to why that boat went down in the first place. San Francisco's medical examiner now has the body of a person recovered from the San Francisco Bay this afternoon, shortly after one p.m. At this point, that body has not been positively identified or tied to the sinking of the velare. The boat went down Tuesday afternoon with 20 people on board. S. F. P. D. Is now leading the search and recovery operations, saying S. F. P. D. Marine divers and a team from Alameda County are using boat mounted sonar to conduct a grid search for the velare. San Francisco police have said, quote, Once the vessel has been located and positively identified, S. F. P. D. Will coordinate with the U. S. Coast Guard and other partner agencies to evaluate recovery operations and determine whether a safe and feasible recovery operation can be conducted. Is it an extreme depth that our divers cannot go past? So we're gonna have to look for a specialized company that can help with the recovery and help lift the boat. So once we figured all those factors, then of course it is an ongoing process. First responders in Good Samaritans rescued 16 people Tuesday. One man, 79 year old Clifford Boyce, was declared dead following the sinking of the velare. Authorities say three boaters are still unaccounted for. Family members tell KTVU that Clifford Boyce's wife, Jackie, is one of those who has not been located, as well as Carol Clifford's sister and a family friend. The family has said they believe those missing people went down with the boat. The Bay continues to be a busy place, with boats passing the area where the velare went down. Jim Roberts said boaters are always looking out for one another when out on the water. He's not surprised that For now, he said, as he makes his way through the Bay, he's keeping an eye open for any clues as to where the velare or those who were last spotted aboard her may be. Do we look out for debris? Absolutely. Debris from that boat. Well, we've been out in the ocean. I guess they their incident was in the Bay, but obviously we're gonna go through the Bay right now. Oh, yeah. If we see something that we that we think that may connect to those people, then we would grab it for sure. San Francisco police officers say that they're investigating how and why the velare went down even as those recovery and salvage operations continue. But again, Frank, Heather, the big development today is the discovery of those remains in the water again. SFPD able to collect those remains, get them to the county medical examiner who will try to positively identify them and see if, in fact, this is one of those missing passengers from the velare Christian. I'm curious, do they know the exact location of the boat and the depth of the water there? And are they assuming that perhaps the two other victims might still be on board? Yeah. So good questions, Frank. First off, the Coast Guard says they were able to geo locate where the rescue operations were underway. So that gives them sort of an anchor point to begin their search. But remember, Frank, the wind was blowing, the currents were moving, and the boat's not going to drop in a straight line. As it falls through the water column, it can move to one side or another. So they have sort of a broad area that they're going to be searching. At this point, we have not heard about them finding the wreckage of the velare. Uh, so that is going to be one of the ongoing efforts that they undertake trying to locate the wreckage of the boat, perhaps find the other missing people. And you asked about the depth of the water, Frank. The estimate is it's about 120 to 130 ft, which the San Francisco police have said is simply too deep for their divers to go. So they may have to use some kind of an underwater drone and then hire a company to see if they can, in fact, raise the velare once they find it. Yeah, that water is not exactly clear either. Okay, Christian captain with the update. Thank you very much in the city.