Four more lawsuits were announced in the deadly Conception dive boat fire, alleging that ion lithium battery charging stations were to blame.
Four more lawsuits were announced Monday in the deadly Conception dive boat fire off the Ventura County coast in California, alleging thatThe litigation was announced at a morning news conference at the Los Angeles office of the Panish, Shea & Boyle law firm. The L.A.-based firm has teamed up with maritime lawyers from Philadelphia-based Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky.
The risk of fire with these charging stations, particularly on older, wooden and fiberglass ships is an ongoing danger, Mongeluzzi said. The claims allege the boat fire was started in or near the galley, which is where these ion lithium battery charging strips would have been located. The attorneys also pointed to news reports and other information they've seen regarding a fire aboard Vision, a vessel similar to Conception, a year earlier. That fire reportedly involved an overcharged cellphone. The blaze was caught quickly and the device was thrown overboard, said Jeffrey Goodman, a partner in the Philadelphia firm.
All six crew members and the 33 passengers were asleep when the blaze broke out, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The report did not state what caused the fire. The agency is one of several investigating the incident.
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