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Four families whose relatives were among the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the dive boat Conception are suing the vessel's owners. 
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The boat fire rocked the small, tight-knit diving community in Southern California. Many have formed friendships bound by a passion for ocean exploring.
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The fire that swept the Conception was too intense to save any of the passengers trapped below, crew members said.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Something unusual happened here. The repeated references to the speed/surprising nature of the discovery of the flames is concerning. Initially the confused media reports and social media kerfffle pointed to some kind of galley or cooking accident, often referencing propane or some kind of explosion.
As the days have passed, this rapid bursting of the ship on fire seems the more consistent narrative. Things are pointing more towards a huge fire beginning below decks not in the galley per se. Again, this is all speculation but something like a LiPO battery fire seems more likely at this point. The lack of a centralized fire alarm is pretty concerning, however.
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Multiple people have been rescued after a boat caught fire off Santa Cruz Island early Monday morning.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Back in my Santa Barbara days, I went on several day trips on the Conception and other Truth Aquatics vessels out of Santa Barbara Harbor. Very sad news; it seems as if most or all of the passengers were below decks and likely perished in this disaster just off of Platts Harbor on Santa Cruz Islands north shore.
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