Officials provide updates on Santa Cruz Boat fire | USA TODAY

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A diving boat with dozens of passengers aboard caught fire near Santa Barbara, California, and some deaths have been reported.

Five crew members sleeping on the top deck were rescued at Santa Cruz Island, near Santa Barbara, according to Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll of the U.S. Coast Guard. He said 34 passengers who were sleeping below deck have not been accounted for.

“The vessel was reported as being on fire,” the Coast Guard Los Angeles said on Twitter. “The a group of crew members has been rescued (one with minor injuries) and efforts continue to evacuate the remaining passengers.”

The Ventura County Fire Department said it was also involved in the rescue operation. KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, citing Ventura fire officials, said multiple deaths had been reported.

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44 COMMENTS

  1. How come all the crew members survived and 34 passengers died? This does not make sense! I wonder if a competitor company bribed someone to put this company out of business by fire! So they can make $22000 each trip?

  2. You should make it CLEAR in the video title that the fire was in the
    SANTA BARBARA area..Santa Cruz ISLAND is where it appears the crew were rescued from..so, please don't title this a, "Santa Cruz Boat Fire.* 🙄

  3. Dove this boat many times. Four rows of bunks each stacked three high in passenger quarters. Passengers sleep below sea level, crew sleeps in crew quarters which are above the working deck. Should be at least one crew member awake at all times. Most likely smoke inhalation or CO poisoning incapacated passengers, as there is a ladder down the front and emergency exit in back of passenger cabin.

  4. Why is it that the 'crew' always jumps ship and leaves their 'passengers' onboard to fend for themselves? Isn't there an obligated duty to passenger protection on a ship?

  5. 34 souls who never anticipated dying this morning. How many went to hell ? Heaven is a gift that none of us deserve. All lovers of the secular world would be lining up for hell. So, are any of you ready for the death approaching you know not when, and the just judgement of God ? ?

  6. There is something spooky about 34 people dead and no one knows why and only the crew got off , it sounds like the crew murdered all those pople for unknown reasons and covered it up. Something is not adding up.

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