The U.S. Coast Guard will suspend its search at sunset Wednesday for the three missing individuals aboard the vessel that capsized near Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay the day before, the agency announced.

After searching for 24 continuous hours, U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Jarod Toczko said at a Wednesday news conference that rescue crews have “completely saturated the search area,” covering 950 squared nautical miles and searching more than 1,700 miles in track lines. Crews have used rescue technologies, including thermal imaging and tide prediction, while accounting for currents and weather conditions, Toczko said.

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A UC Berkeley student from San Francisco, Kelcie is passionate about public-service journalism, politics, and local government. She enjoys tackling complex topics and making them accessible to readers.