USA: Fatalities feared as 30 reported missing after excursion boat burned down

A boat on a three-day Labor Day diving excursion has “burned down,” according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Five people have been rescued from the Conception, a diving boat that caught fire early this morning near Santa Cruz Island, according to US Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Barney.

Two of the people rescued reportedly have leg injuries.

The Conception, the boat set ablaze on early this morning, set out from Santa Barbara on Saturday for a diving excursion, according to the website for the diving company, Truth Aquatics.

The boat was set to return to shore today at 5 p.m.

Via CNN

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