by Bob Walsh
Some more information has come out regarding the fire on board the dive boat Conception off the coast of Santa Barbara that killed 34 people earlier this year. The boat had a 24" forward escape hatch that did not have an illuminated sign. Under the current Coast Guard regs the boat would have been required to have a 32" forward escape hatch that had emergency illumination on the EMERGENCY EXIT sign. However, because the Conception was built before 1996 it was exempt and did not require a retrofit.
The full report on the fire is expected to be released next year.
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