Conception Captain Found Guilty of Manslaughter

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

There was a virus lab in Wuhan, but no one conclusively said it was a lab virus leak.

it started while the batteries were charging overnight. Lithium-ion batteries

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck. It is surely a duck.

 

[Bob DBF]

It was the lack of a roving watch, the lack of fire training to the crew, and the lack of a proper escape exit that caused the tragedy.

Whether the outcome would have been any different is conjecture, however it is unknown because the mandatory proper training and procedures were not followed. Unfortunately, the escape exit was proper, according to the USCG.

Battery charging was done inside the salon, while those stairs are outside.

And both were separated by a wall that was destroyed in the fire.

 

[Manatee Diver]

And both were separated by a wall that was destroyed in the fire.

That wall would change the speed and direction that the fire spread. The ATF did many recreations to find what matched the evidence and is the best we can go on as for the source of the fire. Anything beyond that is pure speculation.

I don't think it is a bad idea to figure out safe battery charging solutions on boats. I think that battery charging cabinets that would be lined with fire boards and possibly automatic fire suppression systems, would likely be the ideal solution to handle it.

 

[Compressor]

Everytime I read about the Conception, it breaks my heart.
Looks the victims in this article. They went out to dive and have a great time, not burn to death.
Oh my God; so sad.

 

[Julie T]

There are details in the following article I hadn't read before - evidently they recovered video showing all passengers below decks were awake during the fire (as opposed to dying from smoke inhalation in their sleep). The audio quotes are heartbreaking.

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article288285775.html

 

[Wookie]

There are details in the following article I hadn't read before - evidently they recovered video showing all passengers below decks were awake during the fire (as opposed to dying from smoke inhalation in their sleep). The audio quotes are heartbreaking.

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article288285775.html

It was on a passenger cell phone.

 

[Julie T]

It was on a passenger cell phone.

It's astounding that they could recover anything from a passenger cell phone, given the intensity of the fire.

 

[BoltSnap]

I can't watch, read or hear these records of the victims' last moments, just too much to bear. May Allah gives the families, friends and loved ones of the victims the strength and patience to endure the huge loss.

 

[boulderjohn]

There are details in the following article I hadn't read before - evidently they recovered video showing all passengers below decks were awake during the fire (as opposed to dying from smoke inhalation in their sleep). The audio quotes are heartbreaking.

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article288285775.html

The most important fact about that is the video is time stamped 3 minutes after the captain called 911 and jumped in the water to save himself. The crew who had never been trained to use the fire equipment could have been using it all the time if they knew how.