'We're still holding hope that someone may have swam to shore.'
. Fighterfighters are currently responding to the fire, which broke out on a popular night fishing boat around 3:30 a.m. PST.Santa Barbara County Fire Department PIO Mike Eliason told CNN the fog may be the reason the 34 are still missing."We're still holding hope that someone may have swam to shore. When they anchor overnight they're pretty close to shore. We have to hope, but we plan for worst-case scenario," he said.According to CNN, the boat has burned to the waterline.
The Coast Guard has been unable to step on the boat due to the fire. Coast Guard Senior Chief Aaron Bemis explained that the flames keep coming back."It keeps being extinguished and re-flashing, possibly due to the amount of fuel on board. Unsure why, but it's consistently being put out and re-flashing," he told CNN.
"Multiple coast guard and local Ventura County Fire Department assets on scene, but we're not able to yet breach the hull and see if there's any survivors at this point." Bemis originally stated that there may be no survivors."I'm unaware of any survivors at this time, and I'm also no confirmed [sic] casualties at this time. It's too early to tell."Santa Cruz Island is an island off the coast of California, northeast of Los Angeles. It's the biggest of the Channel Islands, which house the Channel Island National Park. The park is home to trails and ocean views.
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