Tour boat captain sentenced to 4 years for fiery deaths of 34 people
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019.
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![Jerry Boylan, captain of the Conception, arrives to federal court in Los Angeles on Oct. 25, 2023. A federal judge sentenced the scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release on May 2, 2024, for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. A balding man with a grey beard is seen wearing a blue checkered shirt as he walks toward court.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7192481.1714688548!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/california-boat-fire.jpg)
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019.