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, the National Transportation Board said
Los Angeles Thursday.
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 roaring blaze blocked their escape routes, authorities have said. The crew was on the upper wheelhouse deck.
Eerie mayday call from boat as it was engulfed in flames 01:57A mayday call revealed the confusion between a Coast Guard dispatcher and the Conception's captain. But only the dispatcher's words could be heard.The captain apparently reports a fire and provides a location. The dispatcher is heard saying,"And there's 33 people on board the vessel that's on fire, they can't get off? ... Roger, are they locked inside the boat? ...
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