sleeping quarters of the Conception Dive Boat - filmed a few years ago

[Demovictory9]

I was wondering how 34 people could sleep below deck on a boat of that size... stacked bunk beds

[wasupaloopa]

1. Seems the crew abandoned ship without waking the passengers.

[Demovictory9]

2. wow! it is weird that all 5 crew survived and no sign of passengers. Boat only 20 yards from shore

Dive boat so EVERYONE on board can swim.

[hack89]

4. It appears the crew was on deck when the explosion happened

it may have been suicide to go down below.

The five who were rescued were crew members who were awake above deck and jumped into the water. Everyone else on board was sleeping below deck.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/california-boat-fire/index.html

[CentralMass]

3. It must have been horrific.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Going by the boat layout posted here, there was only one exit from that room

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142362702#post6

up a gangway. If the explosion/fire blocked that, there'd be nothing all of them in the room could do.

[Hekate]

6. Very traditional for sailors, actually. Hammocks, too. And something my dad called a "hot rack"....

...which is a cot used in shifts so it never has a chance to cool off from one occupant before the next falls into it.

[Hekate]

7. My gods, I just clicked on the CNN link. I didn't know from the OP that it was a local craft ....

...or that that burned with all aboard.

How awful.

[Demovictory9]

9. hit the news about 6 hour ago

[Hekate]

10. I was asleep 6 hours ago. Also I am trying to train myself to not turn on any newscast until....

...Nicolle and her panel comes on at 1:00. I do check DU. But the "news" increasingly just makes me sick.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

11. "the "news" increasingly just makes me sick."

ditto

[chowder66]

8. The vessel sank about 20-yards off the coast in 54-feet of water

Rochester said they are still is in a response phase, conducting shoreline searches. The vessel sank about 20-yards off the coast in 54-feet of water. A portion of the bow is still sticking out of the water.

Rochester said the vessel was in "full compliance."


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/02/us/santa-cruz-island-boat-fire.html

This is so sad. It's been all over our local news.