Conception fire: captain faces fresh charges Jerry Boylan, captain of the Conception diving liveaboard on which 34 people died in a blaze off Santa Cruz island, California in 2019, has been
Conception: liveaboard operators drag feet as manslaughter charge dropped On the third anniversary of the fire aboard the Conception liveaboard dive-boat in California that caused 34 deaths, the USA’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Stricter liveaboard rules follow fatal Conception blaze US Coast Guard announces regulations for diving and other liveaboards