BOAT FIRE LATEST: Officials “fear numerous fatalities” as 34 people are unaccounted for after a boat fire near Santa Cruz Island in California, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. -5 crew jumped from vessel -Good Samaritan boat assisted in rescue of crew
Ventura County officials"fear numerous fatalities" as rescue operations are underway for a boat on fire near Santa Cruz Island, California, Monday morning, public information officer Bill Nash told ABC News.
Captain Monica Rochester, U.S. Coast Guard Los Angeles Long Beach Sector Commander, said that the five crew members were awake at the time of the fire and jumped off of the boat into the water. Crews from the Coast Guard, Santa Barbara Fire Department, Ventura County Fire Department and Vessel Assist responded to a mayday call that was heard at about 3:15 a.m.
"The vessel was reported as being on fire," the Los Angeles office of the U.S. Coast Guard tweeted earlier Monday. They added that"a group of crew members has been rescued and efforts continue to evacuate the remaining passengers.""We are working deliberately with the vessel owner/operator, who is with us at the time working on a plan to conduct further assistance for his vessel," she said.
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