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Captain sentenced to 4 years in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat in California

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The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and several ongoing lawsuits.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    34 people were killed in a dive boat fire in California. The captain is now facing 10 years in prison (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A former dive boat captain could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison Thursday on a negligence conviction known as “seaman’s manslaughter” after 34 people were killed in a fire that broke out on his boat in 2019. Jerry Nehl Boylan was found guilty in 2023 of

  2. CBS News

    Captain sentenced to four years following deadly fire aboard dive boat Conception in California (opens CBS News)

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    Jerry Boylan was found guilty in 2023 of one count of misconduct or neglect of a ship officer for the deaths of 33 passengers and one crew member on the dive boat Conception.

  3. WMUR

    Captain to be sentenced for fiery deaths of 34 people aboard California scuba dive boat (opens WMUR)

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    A scuba dive boat captain will be sentenced on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel nearly five years ago.

  4. KOB 4

    Captain faces 10 years in prison for fiery deaths of 34 people aboard California scuba dive boat (opens KOB 4)

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    A federal judge is scheduled to sentence a California scuba dive boat captain for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. The tragedy was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. Captain Jerry Boylan's sentencing hearing is set for Thursday.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Captain faces 10 years in prison for fiery deaths of 34 people aboard Conception scuba dive boat, sentencing scheduled Thursday afternoon (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Jerry Boylan, a scuba dive boat captain from Santa Barbara, is scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday afternoon on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel nearly five years ago.

  6. New York Times

    California Boat Captain Is Sentenced to 4 Years in Fire That Killed 34 (opens New York Times)

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    Jerry Nehl Boylan was found guilty last year of “seaman’s manslaughter” for abandoning his commercial diving ship when it caught fire in 2019. The fire killed 33 passengers and one crew member.

  7. Fox News

    Captain gets 4 years for negligence in California dive boat fire that killed 34 (opens Fox News)

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    Jerry Boylan, the captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire off Santa Cruz Island in California in 2019, killing 34 people, has been sentenced to four years in prison.

  8. The Guardian

    California boat captain sentenced to four years over fire that killed 34 (opens The Guardian)

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    Jerry Boylan found guilty over 2019 incident in which Conception caught fire before dawn and sank off Santa Cruz Island

  9. CBS News

    Captain of dive boat Conception faces sentencing for fire that killed 34 in California (opens CBS News)

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    Jerry Boylan, was found guilty in 2023 of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer, colloquially known as seaman's manslaughter for the deaths of 33 passengers and one crew member on the dive boat Conception.

  10. CNN

    34 people were killed in a scuba dive boat fire in California. The captain is now facing ten years in prison (opens CNN)

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    A former dive boat captain could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison Thursday on a negligence conviction known as “seaman’s manslaughter,” after 34 people were killed in a fire that broke out on his dive boat in 2019.

  11. KESQ Palm Springs

    Captain of dive boat 'Conception' sentenced to four years in fire that killed 34 people (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    The captain of the dive boat Conception, which caught fire near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day 2019 was sentenced today to four years behind bars for gross negligence in the deaths of all 33 passengers, including two Santa Monica residents and a crew member.

  12. Fortune

    Scuba boat captain given four year prison sentence in fire that killed 34 people (opens Fortune)

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    The boat caught fire before dawn on the final day of a three-day excursion.

  13. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard SoCal scuba boat (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 people aboard California scuba dive boat.

  14. NBC News

    Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard California scuba boat (opens NBC News)

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    A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel.

  15. The Boston Globe

    Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A federal judge in Los Angeles has sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019.

  16. Delaware Public Media

    Captain sentenced to 4 years in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat in California (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and several ongoing lawsuits.

  17. UPI

    Scuba captain sentenced to 4 years in prison for fiery death of 34 aboard his boat (opens UPI)

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    The captain of a scuba diving boat has been sentenced to four years in prison for criminal negligence nearly five years after 34 people died in a fire aboard his vessel, the Conception, off the California coast.

  18. NBC Los Angeles

    Conception boat captain sentenced to 4 years in prison (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the...

  19. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    California boat captain gets 4 years for fire deaths of 34 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    LOS ANGELES >> The captain of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 people in one of the state’s deadliest maritime disasters, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his conviction on a federal charge of seaman’s manslaughter.

  20. Nooz Hawk

    Conception Dive Boat Captain Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Deadly Fire | Local News (opens Nooz Hawk)

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    Conception dive boat captain Jerry Nehl Boylan was sentenced to four years in prison at a federal court hearing Thursday for “seaman’s manslaughter” in

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