A crew member who was aboard the Conception when it caught fire and sank on Labor Day is suing the dive boat’s owners.
Ryan Sims filed a lawsuit Sept. 12 that lists Truth Aquatics Inc., Worldwide Diving Adventures LLC and the Conception’s owner, Glen Fritzler, as defendants, according to records from Ventura County Superior Court.who have already taken steps to protect themselves from liability.
Less than a week after the inferno, attorneys for Fritzler and his wife, Dana, filed a petition citing the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, asking a judge to eliminate their financial liability or lower it to an amount equal to the post-fire value of the boat, or $0.The body of the 34th victim had not yet been recovered when the Fritzlers filed their motion.
In a now-deleted statement posted on the Truth Aquatics’ Instagram page, the company said the legal step was “another unfortunate side of these tragedies.” “When something like this happens, insurance companies and numerous stakeholders convene and activate a legal checklist. The timing is on them. Our hearts and minds are on the tragedy and finding answers.”one crew member was awakened by a noise and saw fire rising from the salon compartment below.He alerted the other crew members, and they attempted to reach the passengers sleeping in the bunkroom below deck.
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