Posted on 09/02/2019 6:09:49 AM PDT by vespa300
VENTURA COUNTY, California – The Ventura County Fire Department has confirmed 34 people have been killed in a boat incident off the Ventura County coast.
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Looks like the Coasties are going to be busy today on both coasts.
Pier pressure.
Could be a fishing boat, but more likely a yacht.
Island Packers was my first thought too. I did a Channel Islands trip with them, though from Oxnard, not Ventura and enjoyed it very much. This is tragic. Hope they are able to rescue more people from that boat.
Hmmm....how about that?
We need common sense boat control.
Sorry to hear that. Hard choice but I would take my chance with the water.
The vessel was reported as being on fire. The a group of crew members has been rescued (one with minor injuries) and efforts continue to evacuate the remaining passengers.
Dive boat according to KTLA 5.
Could be a Scuba Charter
Tragic. Glad to hear it’s not Island Packers though.
When I taught middle school science, a state trooper taught boating safety (We live near a river and lots of the kids have access to water crafts. As a rules he told the kids to stick with the boat.
We have a couple of dive boats that run out of Ventura.
Sounds like some did not listen to the evacuation drills. Even the notorious Duck Boats have them before they start off.
My home town ...
Thirty-four dead? A large fishing charter?
Boat control! Thirty-four??? Something must be done. (/sarc)
I’ve sailed with boats from UCLA sometimes that are massive.
I get KTLA 5 on my sattelite up here and they showed a tweeted picture of the burning boat with 5 rescued crewmembers. Maybe the divers are still in the water. They said there is heavy fog in the area.
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