Sparks flew from recharging cell phone aboard doomed dive boat
Crewmembers told investigators that they had not participated in a fire drill aboard the dive…
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Lawyers for three passengers and one crew file claims in Conception fire
Maritime-disaster trial attorneys from Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky (SMBB) and Panish Shea & Boyle…
Congress introduces bill to increase passenger vessel safety
In December, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Representatives Salud Carbajal and Julia Brownley (all D-Calif.) introduced…
The Top 10 News Stories of 2019
Each year the editors of WorkBoat put together our Top 10 news stories of the year.…
Coast Guard to inspect all T and K overnight boats
The Coast Guard is inspecting all Subchapter T and K overnight vessels following September’s fatal…
Operators must prepare for the worst-case scenario
The September fire aboard the dive boat Conception resulted in 34 fatalities. The maritime industry…
Coast Guard convenes high-level investigation of dive boat fire; NTSB releases report
The Coast Guard announced yesterday that it has convened a formal Marine Board of Investigation…
Search warrants issued in California dive boat fire
Federal officials have served search warrants in a wide-ranging probe of the California dive boat…
Dive boat disaster: Why?
There are so many questions surrounding the Labor Day vessel fire that led to the…
At least 20 dead in California dive boat fire
The Coast Guard has suspended the search in response to a vessel fire that led…