In a mayday call about a boat fire near Santa Cruz Island, Calif., the caller says he can't breathe and there's no escape hatch for those below deck.
A commercial diving boat caught fire near the shoreline of Santa Cruz Island, Calif., early Monday. Many aboard the boat were believed to be sleeping below deck when the fire broke out in the pre-dawn hours.Dispatch:“Your vessel is on fire? Is that correct? ...
Five crew members were already awake and jumped off the boat, which was 20 yards offshore of the north side of Santa Cruz Island, according to Coast Guard Capt. Monica Rochester. The five crew members were rescued by a good Samaritan boat, the Grape Escape, according to the agency. Two of them sustained leg injuries.Rescuers and law enforcement, on a boat docked at Santa Barbara Harbor, move a body that was recovered after Monday’s deadly boat fire. U.S. Coast Guard continues the search for victims of the dive boat fire off the coast of Santa Cruz Island Monday afternoon.
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