I Love Scuba Diving

Due to health issues, I am not a scuba diver myself, but I work in the diving business, and have lots of customers who are also good friends.

This morning, I got sad news that one of our more popular dive boats, the Conception, near the Channel Islands caught fire and sunk. They were on a Labor Day Weekend trip. It was about 3:15 in the morning, and all the divers were down in the cabins asleep. Five of the crew members made it out safe, but all below are gone. Unsure if they all died in the fire, or if there were some who were able to escape before the boat went down.

I don't know if any of my dear customers were on the boat, but I wouldn't be surprised, as some of them enjoy that boat and it's trips. All I can do is hope, and of course, feel for the families of those lost in this horrifying event. It's just now a matter of watching the reports come in. I noticed that many news resources across the world were notified. I got an email this morning from a diver in Australia who saw it on CNN. *sigh*

2:45: As of an hour ago, 4 bodies were recovered. Of course, I won't know who until families have been notified.

silentwriter180 · 51-55, F

Just saw a more complete list. The number of people I knew on the boat jumped to seven.
This boat had high standards. With their tours of the boat and their escape hatches, which were later exposed. Investigators are now saying that they believe that the passengers down in the galley may have died from smoke inhalation before they even had the chance to escape. Most of them, if not all, were asleep, as it was 3:15 in the morning. They are still unsure just where the first started. One possibility is from a room in which everyone plugs in their phones, their cameras, their strobes, and such to prepare for the next day. Still going through every possibility.