Remains of 20 victims recovered in California boat fire, police say

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5 years ago

vmargineanu/iStock(SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Calif.) — The remains of 20 victims were recovered after a 75-foot commercial diving boat caught fire early Monday morning off Santa Cruz Island, Calif., police announced on Tuesday.

The only known survivors of the Conception, a vessel designed for extended diving trips, were five crew members rescued by a good Samaritan pleasure craft called The Grape Escape, sitting nearby.

There were 39 people on board the ship at the time of the accident.

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