While no person has disclosed what likely caused the devastation, some are now speculating, based on what they know.
A 75-foot dive boat called Conception was considered a reliable watercraft, and both it and its operator, Truth Aquatics Inc., were in compliance with U.S. Coast Guard regulations,But alas, this may have not actually been the case, given that the diving boat was ravaged and sunk in a blaze that has officially claimed the lives of almost two dozen and propelled teams into a fervent search for those who are still missing.
Jennifer Stafford adds water to flowers placed with candles at makeshift memorial for the victims of a scuba diving boat fire, on September 3, 2019, in Santa Barbara, California. - Authorities on Tuesday suspended the search for survivors of a scuba diving boat disaster in Santa Cruz Island off the California coast after recovering 20 bodies.The blaze happened around 3:15 a.m., when many of the passengers were presumably asleep, reports said.
Bruce Rausch, 69, an experienced diver in Orange County and a retired San Onofre nuclear engineer who'd been on more than a dozen dive trips aboard the Conception, toldRausch also told thethat the sleeping quarters had smoke alarms designed to trigger emergency lighting when activated, and the boat's captain conducted extensive safety briefings that explained the role of life jackets and lifeboats, pointed out the location of the escape hatch and how to to ascend the staircase.
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