Conception Crew Asleep When Deadly Fire Started

Conception Crew Asleep When Deadly Fire Started
The Conception is engulfed in flames when a deadly fire broke out aboard the commercial scuba diving vessel off the Southern California Coast on Sept. 2, 2019. Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP
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The entire crew of the dive boat, Conception, where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California on Sep. 2, were asleep when the incident happened and there was no watchkeeper, said the federal investigators on Sep. 12.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) disclosed that the Conception, owned by Truth Aquatics Inc., was required to have a watchdog when the other crew members slept.

Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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