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Captain pleads not guilty to manslaughter charges …

Kathleen McIlvain, center, speaks outside federal court in Los Angeles on Feb. 16, 2021, after the court appearance of Jerry Boylan, a scuba dive boat captain who is charged with 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter. McIlvain's son, Charles McIlvain, was among 34 people killed during a 2019 fire aboard Boylan's boat. (Stefanie Dazio / Associated Press)

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Families of 34 victims in Conception boat fire continue …

Clark McIlvain and Kathleen McIlvain hold a photo of their son, Charles McIlvain, at their home in Woodland Hills on Dec. 3, 2020. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press)

Captain indicted on manslaughter charges in Conception …

The burned-out shell of the Conception which caught fire near Santa Cruz Island.(Credit: Ventura County Fire Department via Los Angeles Times)

Search continues for missing diver off Santa Cruz Island

Crews search for a diver who went missing while looking for lobsters near the Painted Cave Preserve of Santa Cruz Island on Nov. 29, 2020. (Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office)

Coast Guard inspectors to look closely at lithium-ion …

FBI personnel stand on a jetty in front of the ships Vision (L) and Truth, sister vessels of the diving ship Conception, in Santa Barbara Harbor on September 4, 2019 in Santa Barbara, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Crew members on Conception dive boat say they had no emergency …

The Conception burns as crews work to rescue passengers on Sep. 2, 2019. (Santa Barbara County Fire/Twitter)

A year after Conception boat fire, plaque at Santa Barbara …

Yadira Alvarez-Peterson holds her 3-year-old daughter, Renata Alvarez-Peterson, while talking about her 16-year-old daughter Berenice Felipe, who was one of the 34 people who died in the Conception boat fire a year ago Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Criminal charges loom in Conception boat fire that …

The Conception burns as crews work to rescue passengers on Sep. 2, 2019. (Santa Barbara County Fire/Twitter)

Smoke inhalation killed 34 in Conception dive boat …

The Conception burns as crews work to rescue passengers on Sep. 2, 2019. (Santa Barbara County Fire/Twitter)

4 Families of Conception Boat Fire Victims Sue Vessel’s …

The burned-out shell of the Conception which caught fire near Santa Cruz Island.(Credit: Ventura County Fire Department via Los Angeles Times)

Some Captains Say Coast Guard Safety Rule Was Ignored …

The Conception dive boat is raised more than a week after the fatal fire on Sept. 12, 2019. (Credit: KTLA)

Conception Boat Fire: Coast Guard Repeatedly Rejected …

The Ventura County Fire Department released this photo of the Conception's burned-out wreckage.

Widow of Victim in Boat Fire That Killed 34 Sues …

A woman looks emotional as she kneels at a makeshift memorial in Santa Barbara Harbor for victims of the Conception boat fire on Sept. 3, 2019, in Santa Barbara. (Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Conception Boat Fire: Vessel Owner Suspends All Operations …

The Ventura County Fire Department released this photo of the Conception's burned-out wreckage.