![]() Surviving crew members also told the NTSB that the boat's smoke alarms never went off. Coast Guard to reissue its emergency water safety guidelines, which include limiting the unsupervised charging of lithium ion batteries. Investigators had considered at one point that the fire may have been sparked by overheated lithium ion batteries. The tragedy led the U.S. Tuesday's indictment alleges that Boylan "acted with a wanton or reckless disregard for human life by engaging in misconduct, gross negligence and inattention to his duties." He is accused of failing to train his crew, conduct fire drills and post a roving night watchman on the boat when the fire ignited.Īlthough federal safety investigators never found the cause of the fire, officials blamed the owners of the vessel, Truth Aquatics Inc., for a lack of oversight, though they were not charged with a crime. 3, 2019, in Santa Barbara, California, following a blaze aboard the dive boat Conception which claimed the lives of 34 people. FILE - Members of the FBI and other officials work in front of the ship Truth, a sister ship of the diving ship Conception, on Sept. Boylan and four other crew members escaped. All 33 passengers and a crew member who were trapped in a bunk room below deck died. ![]() ![]() 2, 2019, near an island off the coast of Santa Barbara. The Conception went down in flames on Sept. ![]()
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