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Captain of Dive Boat Indicted for Killing 34 Passengers

  • The captain of the Conception dive boat, was indicted on Tuesday on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter.
  • The captain was responsible for the boat to go on flames killing 34 people.
  • The flames might have been sparked by cellphones and batteries left charging overnight.
  • Three safety violations were cited in the indictment.
  • They are failing to have a night watch or roving patrol, failing to conduct sufficient fire drills, and failing to conduct sufficient crew training.

A recently published...

https://mfame.guru/captain-of-dive-boat-indicted-for-killing-34-passengers/

Captain charged with seaman’s manslaughter in 2019 dive boat fire that killed 34

The captain of the P/V Conception, a Santa Barbara, Calif.-based dive boat that caught fire last year near Santa Cruz Island resulting in the deaths of 33 passengers and one crewmember, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter.

Jerry Nehl Boylan, 67, of Santa Barbara, was named in the indictment returned yesterday by a federal grand jury that alleges Boylan, as the captain and master of the vessel, “was responsible for the safety and security of the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/captain-charged-with-seamans-manslaughter-in-2019-dive-boat-fire-that-killed-34/

Plenty of blame to go around in 2019 dive boat catastrophe, NTSB report says

Lax oversight by the owner, no roving watch, insufficient smoke detectors and poor escape routes contributed to the fire that killed 33 passengers and one crew on a California dive boat last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ruled Tuesday.

Divers’ electronic devices such as cell phones, underwater flashlights and tablets were being charged overnight. National Transportation Safety Board photo

The NTSB also faulted the Coast Guard for not following an earlier suggestion to...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/plenty-of-blame-to-go-around-in-2019-dive-boat-catastrophe-ntsb-report-says/

Dive boat operator suspends operations following deadly fire

The owner of the Truth Aquatics fleet has suspended all operations indefinitely following the Labor Day dive boat fire off the California coast that killed 34 people.

The company said on its website that it will “dedicate our entire efforts to make our boats models of new regulations” working with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Coast Guard.

The Santa Barbara firm apologized to customers seeking reservations and those already booked and said it appreciates expressions of...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/dive-boat-operator-suspends-operations-following-deadly-fire/

Crew Members Say That They Were Trying To Save Passengers!

According to an article published in CNN, crew members of the dive boat that was consumed in flames off the California coast on Labor Day told investigators they tried to rescue the 34 people who were still on board in the inferno.

What happened?

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, Of the 39 people aboard the 75-foot dive boat Conception, only five crew members, including the captain, were found alive.
The others, who were in the lower sleeping deck, likely got trapped when the...

http://mfame.guru/crew-members-say-that-they-were-trying-to-save-passengers/

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