Four more bodies found at scene of California boat fire, sheriff says, as hopes dim for more than 20 other people still missing.
Authorities say four more victims of a catastrophic dive boat fire have been located on the ocean floor off Southern California, bringing the known death toll to eight.
Dave Reid, who runs an underwater camera business with his wife, said the boat’s operator, Truth Aquatics, has immaculate boats and its crew is top notch.He says divers are not locked into that level but if a fire erupted above them it would be difficult for any to escape through a narrow stairway.The boat with 33 passengers aboard that burned while anchored close to shore of one of Southern California’s Channel Islands had no recent safety violations.
A 2016 inspection resulted in owners replacing the heat detector in the galley and one in 2014 cited a leaky fire hose. Searchers are continuing to look for 29 other people who were aboard the vessel Conception, which burned while anchored off Santa Cruz Island. Ventura County Fire Capt. Brian McGrath tells The Associated Press that they have confirmed “some fatalities” after Monday morning’s fire near Santa Cruz Island. He would not provide a specific number.
The Coast Guard statement says fire department crews were fighting the flames when the vessel sank 20 yards off shore in 64 feet of water. A portion of the bow is sticking out of the water.The dive boat where a fire broke out before dawn Monday morning was on a Labor Day weekend cruise taking divers to the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California.
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