A relative says five people from one family are missing and presumed dead after the scuba diving boat they were on burned near a Southern California island.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Latest on the fire aboard a diving boat near a Southern California island that is believed to have killed 34 people :A relative says five people from one Northern California family are missing and presumed dead after the scuba diving boat they were on burned near a Southern California island.
Brown says the first call may have come from the burning vessel Conception, on which 34 people in below-decks accommodations are believed to have died. Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Tuesday the fire that gutted the vessel Conception early Monday was extraordinarily hot. Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown declined to disclose details of that they said because investigation is ongoing into the fire that officials presume killed 33 scuba dive trip passengers and one crew member.He says there’s no indication that the fire was preceded by an explosion.
Santa Barbara County Bill Brown said Tuesday that the bodies of 20 victims have been recovered and divers have seen between and four and six others in the sunken wreckage, which must be stabilized. There were 39 people aboard the Conception when it caught fire before dawn Monday as recreational scuba divers slept in bunks below deck.7:35 a.m.
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