The dive boat Conception is engulfed in flames after a deadly fire broke out aboard the commercial scuba diving vessel on September 2, 2019. The NTSB also faulted the Coast Guard for not enforcing that requirement and recommended it develop a programme to ensure boats with overnight passengers actually have the watchman. The burned hull of the dive boat Conception is brought to the surface by a salvage team off Santa Cruz Island, California on September 12, 2019. Ventura County Fire Departmen firefighters respond to a fire aboard the Conception dive boat fire off the coast of Southern California. The families of 32 victims have filed claims against the boat owners, Glen and Dana Fritzler, and Truth Aquatics.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 21, 2020 18:31 UTC