The ruling came on the third anniversary of one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent U.S. history as the Conception went down in flames near an island off the coast of Santa Barbara.
The ruling came on the third anniversary of one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent U.S. history as the Conception went down in flames Sept. 2, 2019, near an island off the coast of Santa Barbara. All 33 passengers and a crew member who were trapped in a bunk room below deck died., 68, failed to follow safety rules, federal prosecutors said.
Surviving crew members said the blaze prevented them from trying to reach those trapped in the bunk room. Flames blocked a stairwell and a small hatch that were the only exits from below deck, officials said. All 34 perished from smoke inhalation.indicted on 34 counts The defense also argued that the single-count indictment should be thrown out because it did not allege Boylan acted with gross negligence, which they said was a required element of the crime.
Wu said the case law on seaman’s manslaughter was inconsistent in appellate courts. Only a New Orleans appeals court had upheld the requirement that only simple negligence needed to be proven to win a conviction. The difference between the two types of negligence is often viewed as whether someone should be slapped with civil damages or criminally punished for their behavior.
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