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    Safety Board Blames California Diving Boat's Owner For Fire That Killed 34

    The fire started in the boat's salon, where divers had plugged in phones and other devices. Investigators pointed to the lack of a night watchman as a reason for high casualty numbers.
    by Laurel Wamsley Oct 20, 2020 2 minutes
    National Transportation Safety Board member Jennifer Homendy (right) walks with other NTSB officials past a makeshift memorial for victims of the Conception boat fire in September 2019 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

    The National Transportation Safety Board has placed the blame for the dive boat fire that killed 34 people on the vessel's owners.

    The five-member board ruled unanimously on Tuesday that it was a lack of oversight by the owners, Truth Aquatics Inc., that led

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