Dive boat fire captain sentenced to four year prison term
Jerry Nehl Boylan, 70, the captain of the Conception, the Santa Barbara-based dive boat involved in the deadly 2019 fire that cost 34 lives, was yesterday sentenced to 48 months in federal
Search Results for: dive boat fire
Conception dive boat fire: Captain guilty of seaman’s manslaughter
The captain of the Conception, the dive boat that caught fire in 2019 with the loss of 34 lives, was yesterday found guilty of seaman’s manslaughter. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the
Deadly dive boat fire: NTSB seeks major small passenger boat safety improvements
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday, October 20, called for major safety improvements to small passenger vessels after its investigation of a 2019 California dive boat fire that killed 34
NTSB set to vote on findings on deadly dive boat fire
The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to conduct a board meeting October 20, 2020, at 1 p.m. (EST), to consider the agency’s investigation of the fatal, September 2, 2019, fire aboard
NTSB opens public docket on fatal Conception dive boat fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened the public case docket Wednesday as part of its ongoing investigation of the fatal, September 2, 2019, fire aboard the dive boat Conception off Santa
Dive boat fire brings bill to strengthen passenger vessel safety
Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representatives Salud Carbajal and Julia Brownley have introduced the Small Passenger Vessel Safety Act, a bill to establish new safety measures for small passenger vessels in the aftermath
USCG Marine Board of Investigation to probe deadly dive boat fire
The Coast Guard assistant commandant for prevention policy, Rear Adm. Richard Timme, announced Wednesday that he has convened a formal Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) to investigate the loss of the small
NTSB investigates fatal dive boat fire
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a tragic fire that broke out early Monday morning aboard the 75 ft, 1981-built live-aboard dive boat Conception and cost the lives of 34 people.
Suits filed against owners of dive boat hit by fatal fire
Trial lawyers from Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C. (SMBB), and Panish Shea & Boyle LLP (PSB) have filed suits in Federal court on behalf of three passengers and one crew member
Owners of fire stricken dive boat file for limitation of liability
The owners of the Conception, the dive boat that sank in flames early Monday morning with the loss of 34 lives filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District