Federal investigators have recovered a short video recorded by a victim of the Conception boat tragedy as the 34 people trapped below deck tried to find a way off the burning ship.
Following the horrific Conception boat fire in 2019, authorities offered a small solace: The 33 divers and one crew member had died of smoke inhalation and may have perished in their sleep without suffering.
In the video, “the fire alarm is going off ... you see smoke coming in from some of the fans and down the stairwell,” said a man who lost his sister in the fire. “People are walking around looking for a way to get out. Someone says, ‘Hey, there’s got to be another way out of here,’ and their voices weren’t panicked at first.”
“I opened both doors and smoke filled the wheelhouse,” Boylan wrote in an account to investigators saying he had been forced to leap into the water because of the intensity of the fire. Boylan and the other crew members were already in the water when the diver who made the video started recording at 3:17 a.m., three minutes after Boylan made the mayday call, according relatives of two unrelated victims who said FBI agents explained the sequence of events to them.
“They didn’t die in their sleep like they first said,” the mother said. “They died terrified, knowing they were going to die. Even there at the end, they weren’t giving up. They are trying to problem-solve.”By the time the video was recorded, investigators have concluded, flames had engulfed the Conception’s main deck and galley, blocking the stairway to the bunk room as well as a small emergency hatch. A Santa Barbara County coroner’s report determined all 34 people died of smoke inhalation.
Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman, declined to comment on the video, citing the ongoing investigation, civil lawsuits stemming from the blaze, and manslaughter charges federal prosecutors have filed against Boylan. In general, Eimiller said, “It is not uncommon for the FBI to share details with family members of victims.”Glen Fritzler, owner of Truth Aquatics Inc., which operated the Conception, has denied wrongdoing and insisted that crew members were awake when the fire was detected.
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