34 people missing after dive boat fire off Santa Cruz Island

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say some people are dead and 34 are missing after a fire aboard a commercial scuba diving vessel off the Southern California Coast.The Daily Beast quoted Capt. Brian McGrath of the Ventura County Fire Department as saying that there were deaths. But McGrath said he could not give a number.
Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll of the U.S. Coast Guard says five crewmembers sleeping on the 75-foot boat’s top deck were rescued early Monday morning near Santa Cruz Island.