Boat Burn News Today

Eye can see. Happening now, breaking here. These are all turtle eggs. Going to stay offshore. Sad stories because there was a a cnn crew sees hundreds of they have lost thousands and all eyes need to be on the and it got to the point where things i took news. Utter devastation. Carolinas. For granted got tougher to do. 17yearold girl celebrating her were getfaas the homes underwater as ordinary we are talking about South Carolina, North Carolina, thousands. This is an area that is protected for ...

Survivors are five members of the crew. they pounded on bob and shirley hansens nearby boat for help. >> they were all in their underwear, okay? all five crew members. and while one of them was in levis, but they were torn. its what he just threw on. >> it was such a hopeless, helpless feeling to watch that boat burn. >> reporter: the surviving crew recalled those who may have been onboard at the time. >> some of the crew told me such sad stories because there was a 17-year-old girl celebrating ...

Accident. just tragic numbers were looking at knowing that 14 more people are still missing with those five that were rescued. they think about this, the crew members that jumped off and swam around and found their way over to the other boat that just happened to be in the area, of course labor day weekend so a lot of people enjoying the weekend here in santa barbara. they managed to pound on the side of the boat that belongs to bob and shirley hansen and just take a listen to the hansens talk a...

In santa barbara with more. what is the status at this point, stephanie. >> reporter: you take a look at what was supposed to be the perfect get away dive weekend and as the santa barbara county sheriff puts it, it turned into the worst case scenario, a fire in a remote place in the middle of night. a devastating inferno engulfing a dive boat on santa cruz island in california with 39 people on board. >> its fully engulfed from bow to stern, i mean, and flames probably 30 phofeet high. >> it was...

That she was aboard "the conception" were told that the 31-year-old took an interest as a diver as a little girl. the fire tore through the vessel 20 miles off santa cruz island on the early morning hours of labor day. fire officials believe most of the victims were below deck asleep. interior pictures taken labor day show how close the quarters were. and a mayday call about whether there was lack of fire extinguishers and whether a hatch was locked. the coast guard made it clear that neither wa...

Think about it, the santa barbara county sheriff, kate, saying that this was a worst-case scenario, the fact that they were so far off shore and the fact that it was the middle of the night and everyone was likely asleep and then to have fire despite being surrounded by all that water. what we do know and have learned is that the five crew members were able to jump off because they were above board. people were sleeping down below. according to an interview with the man who was on the boat with ...

Receding gums, and possibly... those were blocked by fire. tooth loss. >> reporter: that portion of the help turn back the clock ship is now gone. on gingivitis with parodontax. >> mayday, mayday, mayday, i leave bleeding gums behind. parodontax. cant breathe. >> reporter: the only members would shakespeare have chosen just "some pens?"s. are five members of the crew. they pounded on bob and is methinks tul pens would serve mlady well. shirley hansens boat for help. thanks. and a unicorn noteboo...

>> reporter: well, at this point, alisyn, we know that this trip was just hours away from wrapping up when this fire happened in the middle of the night, and as the santa barbara county sheriff put it, it was the worst case scenario, the fact that they were so far off the coast here, the fact that it happened in the middle of the night, and the fact this they were trapped by fire. a devastating inferno engulfing a 75 foot dive boat off santa cruz island in california with 39 people on board. >> ...

Boats and their private aircraft there thats a very dangerous situation right now. there is no air traffic control capability on the island right now. we need folks to keep their private planes at home until the bahamas get that air control space back together. >> martha: good advice. await further instruction. thank you very much, captain. coming up an exclusive interview with former defense secretary james mattis on his leadership through three wars and four witpresidents. and breaking news in...

I mean, you know, and it was like my gosh, what do we do? >> it was such a helpless, hopeless feeling to watch that boat burn. >> so the search for survivors is over. dive teams were out today in low visibility hoping to recover an additional nine victims from that boat which is now upside down and unstable and i said 65 feet of water on the ocean floor. now, inside the ship it was launched in 1981. you can see the bunk house stacked three high about four feet wide. many of those are double bunk...