#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 09/09/2019 #1

A vessel burns during a rescue operation off Santa Cruz Island, CA, September 2nd 2019. The 75-foot Conception dive boat caught fire and sank off the California coast, killing thirty-three passengers and one crew member who were sleeping below deck in one of the state’s worst maritime disasters.

Sinking of MVConception #MVConception MjL

#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/02/2021 #18

In 2019, a fire swept a boat carrying recreational scuba divers that was anchored near an island off the Southern California coast; the captain and four other crew members were able to escape the flames, but 34 people who were trapped below died. #MVConception

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