FBI Dive Team assisting with recovery efforts
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Authorities have announced the remains of 33 people have been recovered from the wreckage of the dive boat Conception near Santa Cruz Island. One victim remains missing as of Wednesday morning.
The United States Coast Guard suspended the search for survivors of the boat fire Tuesday. Divers had been unable to recover several of the bodies due to the positioning of the boat. Teams from across Southern California and the FBI Dive Team are now assisting with the recovery efforts.
Divers are mapping the search area based on water current and the debris field, which is about a half-mile in size. Divers will have to work in dangerous conditions as they navigate the wreckage about 65 feet below water.
Victims will need to be identified using DNA and family member samples are currently being collected.
A special team from the United States Department of Justice provided a DNA analysis tool which was used successfully to identify victims in the Camp Fire.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said the process to identify the victims will be "a rapid process," completed quicker than traditional DNA identifying processes.
The dive boat Conception caught fire about 20 yards off of Santa Cruz Island early Monday morning. 39 people were on the boat's manifest when it took off from the Santa Barbara Harbor. Five people were rescued, the remaining people are presumed deceased.
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