Calif. U.S. Attorney: Captain of Santa Barbara-Based Dive Boat That Burned and Sank, Resulting in 34 Deaths, Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison
May 03, 2024
May 03, 2024
LOS ANGELES, California, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on May 2, 2024:
The captain of the P/V Conception - a Santa Barbara-based dive boat that caught fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day in 2019, resulting in the deaths of 33 passengers and one crew member - was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison.
Jerry Nehl Boylan, 70, of Santa Barbara, was sentenced by United Stat . . .
The captain of the P/V Conception - a Santa Barbara-based dive boat that caught fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day in 2019, resulting in the deaths of 33 passengers and one crew member - was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison.
Jerry Nehl Boylan, 70, of Santa Barbara, was sentenced by United Stat . . .