Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the first anniversary of the 2019 Conception boat fire, Susan Tibbles walks past a memorial for the 34 people who died. (Al ...

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling for major safety improvements to small passenger vessels after its investigation into the 2019 Conception dive boat fire that killed 34 people, ...

President Joe Biden recently signed legislation which holds owners of boats responsible for damages caused to their passengers. The Small Passenger Vessel Liability Fairness Act was authored by Rep.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The dive boat Conception smolders at sunrise on Sept. 2, 2019, before sinking. (National Transportation Safety Board) The deadly ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced its intention to issue a set of interim rules on certain covered small passenger vessels, the first step to implementing the statutorily mandated requirement. The ...

A memorial for the 34 victims of the Conception dive boat fire is placed at the Santa Barbara Harbor. (Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk file photo) The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week ...

At the second anniversary of the devastating fire aboard the dive boat Conception, the families of the 33 passengers and one crew member that died filed suit against the US Coast Guard for its alleged ...

Four years after a deadly fire claimed 34 lives aboard the dive boat Conception off the coast of California, the criminal trial for the vessel's captain has finally begun. Jury selection began Tuesday ...

In the early hours of Sept. 2, 2019, the Conception dive boat was anchored off Santa Cruz Island, 25 miles out to sea from Santa Barbara, when a fire sparked and burned unnoticed. At about 3 a.m., the ...