According to the Ventura County at least 34 people could have been killed after the island of Santa Cruz, 30 miles West of Ventura (CA), broke the diving vessel. There is information about the 5 surviving members of the team, at least one of them seriously injured.
The coast guard has not yet confirmed the number of casualties, stressing that rescue operations are still ongoing.
#CoastInc: @VCFD responded to boat fire off the north side of Santa Cruz Island at approximately 3:28am. @USCG helping support rescue operations for people aboard a dive boat. #ChannelIslands @USCGLosAngeles @CountyVentura @SBCOUNTYFIRE pic.twitter.com/DwoPGfBjtA
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) September 2, 2019
The incident occurred Monday around 3:30 in the morning. At the moment the cause of the fire is unknown. According to the chief of the coast guard, Aaron Bemis, to extinguish the fire have not yet succeeded — making the survivors virtually impossible.
«[The fire] continues to erupt, possibly due to fuel on Board. he says, < … > Now in place are the coastguard and the Fire Department, but we still are unable to break through the flames and begin to rescue passengers».
«I don’t have information about the survivors and the dead. To draw conclusions too early».
According to Premise, team members managed to escape, since at the time of the incident they were in the captain’s cabin. Another 34 people were below deck and were trapped due to fire. They are officially considered missing.
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«We still hope that someone could reach the shore. — said Michael Eliason of Fire Department Santa Barbara — <…> there is Hope, but we are preparing for the worst-case scenario».
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