Local authorities concluded Tuesday that 34 people were killed in a diving boat fire off California the previous day and terminated rescue operations for nine people who remained unaccounted for.The bodies of 25 people have been recovered. A local coast guard and other authorities will search for those of the remaining nine.The fire broke out while the 20-meter diving boat Conception was anchored off the shore of Santa Cruz Island, just west of Los Angeles, in the predawn hours of Monday.Although five crew members jumped off the boat immediately after it caught fire and were rescued by a ne…READ FULL ARTICLE
