[a little elbow grease]

Prayers up. Horrifying to think of these people going on a fun dive and ending up in a trapped inferno at sea. I hope and pray some struck out for shore and survived.

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Agreed. I know nothing about this stuff, but why would they sleep all crammed together at the bottom of a boat when they were only 20 YARDS from shore? It seems somewhat strange to one (like me) who doesn't know about these arrangements.

[JonPreston]

Yes, awful stuff. Fire is terrifying, witness the option some took to dive from the Towers on 9/11, or burn to death. I can’t imagine their last moments on that boat.

[Rio]

why would they sleep all crammed together at the bottom of a boat when they were only 20 YARDS from shore?

"Shore" is a cliff face that is the island Santa Cruz. One of the great things about this dive outfit is that you wake up at a perfect, new dive site each morning. Typical trip boards Friday night. When you wake up, you're at the island and it's time to dive.