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California dive boat crew were all sleeping when fatal fire broke out, with no one on watch

World Sep 13, 2019

California dive boat crew were all sleeping when fatal fire broke out, with no one on watch

All six crew members on a California dive boat that erupted in flames on Labor Day, killing 34 people, were sleeping when the fire broke out, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday. A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman has previously said that a safety ...

Search warrants served in California dive boat fire investigation

World / Crime & Legal Sep 9, 2019

Search warrants served in California dive boat fire investigation

Authorities served search warrants Sunday at the Southern California company that owned the scuba diving boat that caught fire and killed 34 people last week. Agents with the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other agencies searched Truth Aquatics' offices in ...

Deadly California dive boat fire may put spotlight on Titanic's successful legal defense

World / Crime & Legal Sep 6, 2019

Deadly California dive boat fire may put spotlight on Titanic's successful legal defense

by Tom Hals

The company that owns a scuba dive boat that caught fire and sank off California killing 34 people, may seek to limit its liability by invoking a 19th century law that has shielded vessel owners from costly disasters such as the sinking of the ...

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