One legal expert says the owners of the Conception -- through their insurance provider -- are now rushing to limit their liability in the wake of the vessel's catching fire and sinking last week, killing 34 people onboard.
The tragic fire that recently claimed the lives of 34 people aboard the liveaboard dive vessel Conception off the coast of California has spawned a U.S. federal government safety investigation, the preliminary report of which was released this week.
Local and federal U.S. government officials said the bodies of 20 victims of the fire that caused the dive boat Conception to sink off the California coast have been recovered so far.