Four families whose relatives were among the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the dive boat Conception are suing the vessel's owners.
Four families whose relatives were among the 34 people killed in a fire early Labor Day morning aboard the dive boat Conception are suing the vessel’s owners, alleging they failed to have a roving watch required by the Coast Guard, had insufficient fire suppression and detection and inadequate means of escape.
The filings Monday come after attorneys for Truth Aquatics’ owners Glen and Dana Fritzler filed a petition in federal court to limit the payout to the families of the Conception victims. They cited a steamship maritime law, the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, in asking a judge to eliminate their financial liability or lower it to an amount equal to the post-fire value of the boat, or $0.
Mongalazzi said the captain should face charges of seaman’s manslaughter and that under the law all that is required is negligence.A Times investigation found that other captains with Truth Aquatics acknowledged they didn’t have formal roving watch schedules even though they were required by Coast Guard regulations.
Some boat safety experts have pointed to the charging of lithium-ion batteries — which have become a staple for divers who use them to power underwater equipment such as lights, cameras and scooters — as a possible starting point for the blaze.recommended that owners of passenger vessels immediately urge crews “to reduce potential fire hazards and consider limiting the unsupervised charging of lithium-ion batteries and extensive use of power strips and extension cords.
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