[fatal_boat_fire_2.5d6d2a9e1cce0]Ventura County Fire Department * A boat caught fire near Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of Ventura County, California, early Monday morning. * The Ventura County Fire Department told KTLA that there were 34 fatalities. On Monday afternoon the Coast Guard told Fox 11 it had recovered four bodies, but the fate of the remaining 30 passengers was unknown. * The diving boat was in the midst of a three-day trip and was scheduled to return to port today. * On Monday afternoon a US Coast Guard spokesperson told Fox 11 that four bodies had been recovered. * Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Thirty people are missing and feared dead — and four bodies were discovered — following a massive boat fire off the coast of Ventura County, California, Monday morning, officials said. The diving boat Conception sent out a distress signal around 3:30 a.m. Monday morning, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. It was in the middle of a three-day trip.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Octopuses are officially the weirdest animals on Earth SEE ALSO: * 8 things cruise-ship workers want to tell passengers but can't * Greece ends crisis-era capital controls * Novak Djokovic apologized and said his injury 'hurt' after tennis fans mercilessly booed him off the US Open court
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