Prayers up. WOW! NOT a good scenario.
Santa Cruz island is the ‘big one’ visible from Santa Barbara for those unfamiliar with the area.
Not looking good for potential survivors at this point.
CNN reporting the boat sank. Only 20 yard off shore in 60 fsw. Sounds like the Coast Guard may have had it under tow because the initial reports had the boat 20 miles off shore.
1. Very sad and I do feel for all friends and family and boat owner.
2. This day and age I suspect foul play by some leftist politico immediately or illegal alien, especially Muslim.
3. I immediately want to know who benefits, e.g., any former Clinton associates on board on manifest?
We need comprehensive boat control. We need to do something!
I have met Bill Finsted, the original owner of Truth Aquatics.
Sounds like his daughter and current owner was killed in the fire.
This has really shocked the West Coast diver community as they were a first class operation.
Here is a youtube video of the Conception and you can see the upper and lower decks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qygqVNJdeyA
Where was the boat acquired? Was it legally acquired? We need a buy back program for high-capacity boats! /s
All sarcasm aside...tragedy for the passengers and their families.
In the early hours, who would be the first person to light a flame? THE COOK!
This was an ongoing propane leak that consumed the boat, especially the lower bunk area.
The cook turns on the flame, then FLASH FIRE consumes boat IMMEDIATELY leading to propane tank EXPLOSION killing the cook INSTANTLY.
The sleepers were probably already unconscious from breathing propane gas, then burned alive and/or smoke inhalation and/or drowned.
Part of me was hoping to hear Jake Paul was on board.