President Joe Biden recently signed legislation which holds owners of boats responsible for damages caused to their passengers. The Small Passenger Vessel Liability Fairness Act was authored by Rep.

On the first anniversary of the 2019 Conception boat fire, Susan Tibbles walks past a memorial for the 34 people who died. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Family members of the 34 people who died in the ...

The deadly fire that broke out four years ago aboard the Conception dive boat, killing 34 people, started in a plastic trash can on the main deck, a confidential report reviewed by The Times shows.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. One of the deadliest accidents in recent U.S ...

The family of a deceased crew member who perished on the diving boat that caught fire on Labor Day off the coast of southern California, killing 34 people, is suing the owners of the boat claiming ...

A deadly fire engulfed the Conception dive boat off the Channel Islands last year because its owner, Truth Aquatics, failed to have effective oversight of the vessel and did not operate a required ...