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NTSB Releases Report On Fatal Boat Fire In California

The preliminary findings indicate that all crewmembers were asleep when the fire broke out. The blaze trapped passengers below deck, where they died of smoke inhalation, officials say.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the boat fire which killed 34 people earlier this month off the coast of Santa Cruz island in California. The report confirms that all crewmembers were asleep when the boat caught fire.

The 75-foot was owned by Truth Aquatics, Inc., and

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