Civil Litigation,
Admiralty/Maritime
Oct. 21, 2020
Following safety rule may have saved boat passengers from fire, US investigators say
The 33 scuba divers and one crew member who were below deck when the Conception caught fire around 3 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2019 off Santa Barbara were likely awake while the fire burned but could not escape through the two emergency exits before succumbing to smoke inhalation, investigators said.
Following safety rule might have saved dive boat passengers from fire, US investigators say
The absence of a roving patrol aboard a 75-foot dive boat that caught fire off the coast of Santa Barbara last year violated U.S. Coast Guard regulations and directly led to the death of 34 people, federal investigators said Tuesday.
But the cause of the blaze that burned for nearly 2 hours without interven...
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