The U.S. Coast Guard late Sunday ended the search for four people, two adults and two juveniles, in waters off Homer after a vessel capsized Saturday.
The Coast Guard received a mayday call around 7 p.m. Saturday for a 28-foot aluminum vessel taking on water with eight people aboard, according to Petty Officer Shannon Kearney. Four people were rescued by a good Samaritan vessel, with no reports of injuries, Kearney said.
A search continued through the day Sunday for the four people still believed to be in the water. It was suspended around 6 p.m., Kearney said.
“Unless we get any further information, you know, that would prompt us to go back out and search, it’s been suspended,” Kearney said.
The Coast Guard arrived on scene on Saturday at about 8 p.m., roughly 14 nautical miles west of the Homer Spit, officials said.
The crew searched for the missing people using a C-130, a helicopter, the cutter Naushon and two 29-foot vessels. While the search using some of these assets was paused late Saturday, the cutter Naushon continued the operation throughout Saturday night, Kearney said.
Alaska Wildlife Troopers and multiple good Samaritan vessels were also involved, a troopers spokesman said Sunday.
After 6 p.m. Sunday, the only crew remaining on scene, the 29-foot vessel, completed its last search and was returning to the shore, Kearney said.
The Coast Guard did not have the name of the vessel to provide as of Sunday, Kearney said.
With waves at 2 feet and winds less than 5 knots, the weather conditions were not severe when the boat capsized on Saturday, Kearney said.