PortandTerminal.com, September 12, 2019 The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report into the Conception dive boat fire, revealing that all six crew members were asleep when the fire broke out early on Labor Day as 33 passengers were asleep in the bunkroom of the vessel. In total, 33 passengers and one crew member were killed in the deadly blaze …
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PortandTerminal.com, September 3, 2019 “There are a lot of questions to be answered,” Eyewitness Shirley Hansen SANTA CRUZ, CA – It started off as a typical cruise on the Conception commercial scuba diving boat. People were excited about going diving the next day, the crew and passengers were getting to know one another. Normal stuff. People were feeling good. Earlier, …
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PortandTerminal.com, Sept. 2, 2019 Multiple people are dead and dozens are unaccounted after large boat fire off California’s Santa Cruz Island. Horrifying mayday call – “Can you get back onboard and unlock the boat?” USCG dispatcher asks SANTA CRUZ, CA – 34 people are missing Monday morning after a scuba expedition caught fire near Santa Cruz Island, California; with officials …
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PortandTerminal.com, Sept. 2, 2019 SANTA CRUZ, CA – Conception, a 75 ft commercial dive vessel is on fire off the coast of California near Santa Cruz Island. Only 5 crew members have gotten off the boat and tragically 34 passengers are still trapped below deck. The fire started in the very early hours of the morning on Labor Day, September …
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