The captain convicted of manslaughter in a dive boat fire in the Channel Islands which killed 34 people has been ordered to pay restitution to the families of some of the victims.
Jerry Boylan was convicted of a rare charge known as seaman’s manslaughter in connection with the September, 2019 blaze on board the Conception. He was sentenced to four years in prison.
A judge ordered him to pay $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 victims. The families had submitted documentation of funeral expenses for loved ones. More claims are pending.
Boylan was convicted after a jury found that he had failed to have the crew maintain a watch which might have detected the fire earlier. It also found him responsible for not implementing other safety measures.
