Anaheim Business Owner and Veteran Water Polo Player Dies in California Boat Fire SANTA BARBARA, CA (September 2, 2019) – An Anaheim business owner was identified in the dive-boat fire that killed 34 people over Labor Day weekend. Justin Carroll Dignam, 58, was identified by Santa Barbara County sheriff’s officials during a Friday […]
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Mike Kohls Killed in Diving Boat Fire near Santa Cruz Islands [SANTA BARBARA, CA]
Galley Cook and Deckhand of Doomed Conception Identified as One of 34 Victims SANTA BARBARA, CA (September 2, 2019) – Mike Kohls was one of the 34 deceased victims in a diving boat fire off Santa Cruz Island, on Labor Day. Kohls was a galley cook and a deckhand for the Conception. In […]
Steve Salika, Diana Adamic and Tia Salika Dead in California Boat Fire [SANTA BARBARA, CA]
Family of 3 Celebrating their Daughter’s 17th Birthday Doomed on California Dive Boat SANTA BARBARA, CA (September 2, 2019) – A family of three was among the 34 people killed after a commercial diving boat fire broke out early Monday morning on a Labor Day weekend excursion. Steve Salika was on the Conception […]
33 Bodies Recovered, 1 Still Missing after California Boat Fire near Santa Cruz Island
Tragic Diving Boat Fire Kills 33 People off Santa Cruz Island SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA (September 4, 2019) – Authorities announced that the fire on the diving boat off the coast of Santa Cruz Island killed 33 people. The victims include several families celebrating birthdays and other special occasions. Coast Guard Lt. Zach […]