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| Dozens Missing Following Boat Fire Off Santa Cruz Island in California, Officials Say | |
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| The United States Coast Guard is searching for 34 missing people after a boat caught fire just off Santa Cruz Island in Southern California early Monday morning, a spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department said. | |
| Five people were also rescued from the boat, one of whom was being transported to shore with moderate injuries, the spokesman said. | Five people were also rescued from the boat, one of whom was being transported to shore with moderate injuries, the spokesman said. |
| The scuba diving boat was anchored north of the island when it caught fire, according to Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol Officer Nathan Alldredge. The boat was named “Conception,” he said. | |
| A 75-foot boat by that name had been scheduled for a three-day trip in the area beginning on Saturday, according to the website of Truth Aquatics, a Santa Barbara tour operator. | |
| The fire department responded to the fire at about 3:28 a.m. The United States Coast Guard in Los Angeles/Long Beach did not immediately respond to a request for comment. | The fire department responded to the fire at about 3:28 a.m. The United States Coast Guard in Los Angeles/Long Beach did not immediately respond to a request for comment. |