Multiple people dead, dozens unaccounted for after boat catches fire near Santa Cruz Island
Source: NBC News
September 2, 2019 at 11:33
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Crews were searching for 34 people who had not yet been rescued from the blaze on the 75-foot vessel.
By Saphora Smith, Caroline Radnofsky, Elisha Fieldstadt and Andrew Blankstein
Multiple people were dead and dozens were unaccounted for after a diving boat caught fire Monday morning off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, north of Los Angeles, Ventura County Sheriff's Department officials said.
The U.S. Coast guard would not confirm the deaths, but said crews were searching for 34 people who had not yet been rescued from the blaze on the 75-foot vessel.
Ventura County Fire Department respond to a boat fire off the coast Santa Cruz Island, California on Sept. 2, 2019.Ventura County Fire Department
Five crew members had been rescued from the boat, a Coast Guard petty officer told NBC Los Angeles. One suffered a minor injury.
