Charges were dismissed by a Federal Judge because prosecutors had not charged Gross Negligence. While the Captain may bear some responsibility for this whole tragedy he CERTAINLY wasn’t the major cause of it becoming the disaster it is. The party responsible for approving this vessel and its use a…

With all due respect (I really mean that), please proof-read before posting… Not doing so makes it hard to read, and detracts from the excellent points you are raising.

Question is did they kill enough people to get a change in regulations?

That doesn’t seem to have much credibility either. Review the Motts vs Green Wave debacle to see how much the CG cares about lives lost due to gross negligence. That incident will remain a blot on the CG forever.

I believe you have missed my point, I did not say the Captain was not culpable but that there are others and other issues which are of a greater fault. You make a point about the Watch and having an ALERT ROVING WATCH. That may have helped, maybe would have saved all, but my point is with 6 people…

[image] CaptTimD: I believe you have missed my point, I did not say the Captain was not culpable but that there are others and other issues which are of a greater fault. Sounds like i exactly got your point and quoted you appropriately when i responded. Your follow on comments would seem to …

This has been discussed on several threads on here. There are links to a couple in this thread. [image] Conception Boat Fire Accident Analysis Marine Incidents Not an expert in this topic but basically I understand there are different methods and models of accident analys…

I agree with you; blaming the office or the CG after the fact is easy. I commented on this in the old thread. I ran dive boats years ago and the training I got from other captains did not include appointing night watches at anchor. When I designated watches I was challenged by the crew. When they co…

What if one of the other boats, the ones with no night watch had caught fire? If the purpose of the system is to find a person who is legally responsible than it’s simple, it’d be the captain. But if the purpose is to avoid preventable death than the fact the other boats have no night watch is a…

[image] Kennebec_Captain: But if the purpose is to avoid preventable death than the fact the other boats have no night watch is a problem. A problem that evidently, captains don’t in fact, solve. Yes, if the other boats operating in the same service with overnight passengers do not set the re…

How many people die each day in US from: Boating Diving Shipping Motorcycles Cars Cancer Shootings Overdoses Medical mistakes Heart disease Smoking Covid About 400 people a day die in the US from Covid, yet most people, and our politicos, seem to believe that is an acceptable loss rate …

Conception Dive Boat Captain Charges Dismissed

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This has been discussed on several threads on here. There are links to a couple in this thread.

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Conception Dive Boat Captain Charges Dismissed

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