Grand jury indicts Conception captain on manslaughter charges in fiery dive boat tragedy that killed 34
By Michael Williams 12 hrs ago
San Francisco Chronicle logo Grand jury indicts Conception captain on manslaughter charges in fiery dive boat tragedy that killed 34
A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted the captain of the Conception dive boat on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter, accusing him of not implementing adequate safety protocols before the boat caught fire off the coast of Southern California last year, trapping and killing all of its passengers and one crew member.
The Sept. 2, 2019 tragedy was one of the deadliest maritime disasters in modern American history. Several of the boat’s 33 passengers were from the Bay Area and Santa Cruz. They, along with one crew member, were asleep below the deck of the Conception when the pre-dawn blaze began.
The captain, Jerry Boylan of Santa Barbara, survived, along with four other crew members.
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