Trial opens for captain of dive boat where 34 died. Was he criminally negligent? Defendant Jerry Boylan, right, captain of the Conception dive boat, arrives at federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Federal prosecutors say the captain of a scuba dive boat should be held responsible for the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019.

LOS ANGELES (CN) — A California dive boat captain who was convicted of seaman's manslaughter last year over a fire that killed all 33 passengers and a crew member on board his vessel lost his bid for ...