Once the fire started, it was too late for many on board the Conception
By Kim Christensen, Matt Hamilton, Laura Newberry and Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — The 75-foot dive boat Conception was considered one of the best of its kind in the region, and both it and its operator, Truth Aquatics Inc., were in compliance with U.S. Coast Guard regulations. That all changed Monday in the flash of a predawn fire near Santa Cruz Island, when the Conception