California Event on 5th Anniversary of Tragedy That Killed 34
WASHINGTON (August 29, 2024) — National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy will hold a Labor Day media availability in Santa Barbara, California, on the need for additional action on safety recommendations issued after the NTSB investigation of the 2019 fire aboard the dive boat Conception that killed 34.
In the early morning hours of Sept. 2, 2019, the Conception dive boat, a small passenger vessel anchored for the night about 20 miles south-southwest of Santa Barbara caught fire, burned to the waterline and sank. Thirty-three passengers and one crewmember died in the fire.
WHAT: Media availability
WHO: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 2 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
WHERE: MV Conception Memorial: Point Castillo, Santa Barbara, California 93109
MEDIA: Members of the news media planning to attend should RSVP to mediarelations@NTSB.gov.
To report an incident/accident or if you are a public safety agency, please call 1-844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290 to speak to a Watch Officer at the NTSB Response Operations Center (ROC) in Washington, DC (24/7).
