Fire Aboard Small Passenger Vessel Conception, September 2, 2019
101-page NTSB investigation of the September 2, 2019 fire aboard the Conception, a 75-foot dive boat that burned and sank at Platts Harbor, killing 34 of 39 people aboard.
The Conception was a certified vessel operated by Truth Aquatics for recreational diving when fire broke out in the berthing area on the night of September 2, 2019. Fire spread despite the vessel's safety systems and modern construction. The NTSB investigation documents the sequence of the fire, the effectiveness and failures of emergency procedures, crew response, and evacuation challenges. The report includes technical drawings of the vessel, fire-spread modeling, interviews with survivors, and analysis of why safety systems did not prevent or contain the fire. It details vessel design standards, firefighting procedures, and the vulnerabilities in emergency evacuation systems revealed by the incident.
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- https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/accidentreports/reports/mar2003.pdf
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- Work of the US federal government, not subject to copyright (17 U.S.C. 105).
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