Dive boat captain indicted on 34 manslaughter charges
By Tony Biasotti / Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 / Latest news, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Dive boat captain indicted on 34 manslaughter charges

The captain of the dive boat Conception, which was destroyed last year in a fire in the Santa Barbara Channel that killed 34 people, was indicted Dec. 1 by a federal grand jury on manslaughter charges. Jerry Nehl Boylan, 67, of Santa Barbara, faces 34 charges of “seaman’s manslaughter,” and each charge carries a maximum Read More →

Dubroff: We’re all in this together on the Central Coast
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 6th, 2019 / Columns, Latest news, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Dubroff: We’re all in this together on the Central Coast

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Deadly dive boat fire shakes Central Coast boating industry
By Marissa Nall / Friday, September 6th, 2019 / middle, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Deadly dive boat fire shakes Central Coast boating industry

The Central Coast’s dive boat industry is likely to feel pressure as investigators try to figure out what caused the blaze that killed 34 people when the Conception burst into flames early on Labor Day near Santa Cruz Island. Divers and first responders had recovered the bodies of 33 victims at press time, with one Read More →