The search for survivors from a California boat fire is turning into a recovery mission for bodies.


Thirty-three people signed up to spend what promised to be a glorious Labor Day weekend aboard the Conception, a 75-foot boat that offered a scuba diver’s dream: unlimited diving among colorful underwater sea life, with gourmet meals served between dives.



But on the last part of the three-day trip, the ship caught fire off California’s Santa Cruz Island. At least 20 people died, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown told The New York Times.

20 dead in California dive-boat fire, report says
20 dead in California dive-boat fire, report says

A day after Monday’s inferno, about 14 people are still missing.
“This is probably the worst-case scenario you can possibly have,” Brown said at a press conference.

“You have a vessel that’s on the open sea, that is in the middle of the night. I mean, it’s 3:30 in...

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