Conception dive boat captain to be arraigned in Los Angeles federal court
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The captain of the Conception dive boat is due in a Los Angeles federal courtroom Tuesday.
Jerry Boyland, of Santa Barbara, was in charge of the vessel when it caught fire in September 2019 near Santa Cruz Island. The fire killed 34 people and marked the deadliest marine disaster in California in modern history.
Boyland and other crew members survived. He s now facing nearly three dozen counts of Seaman s Manslaughter. The indictment alleges Boyland caused the deaths by his misconduct, negligence and inattention to his duties.