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Criminal,
Admiralty/Maritime

Dec. 2, 2020

Captain of vessel which caught fire near Santa Cruz Island indicted on 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter

Federal grand jury indicts captain of Conception boat that caught fire during Labor Day dive trip.

A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted the captain of the Conception that caught fire and killed 34 people during a dive trip on Labor Day weekend last year.

The boat was anchored near Santa Cruz Island at the time of the incident which resulted in the deaths of 33 passengers and one crew member. Jerry Nehl Boylan, 67 of Santa Barbara, now faces 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter. The indictment returned Monday afternoon al...

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