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Grand jury: New indictment in California dive boat tragedy

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2019, photo, the burned hull of the dive boat Conception is brought to the surface by a salvage team off Santa Cruz Island, Calif. A federal grand jury has issued a new indictment against a dive boat captain, alleging that he acted with gross negligence when a 2019 fire aboard his vessel led to the deaths of 34 people off the Southern California coast. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via AP, File)

FILE - This July 12, 2020, photo shows a standing memorial to the people who died aboard the Conception dive boat is seen along the coast near the Santa Barbara, Calif., harbor. A federal grand jury has issued a new indictment against a dive boat captain, alleging that he acted with gross negligence when a 2019 fire aboard his vessel led to the deaths of 34 people off the Southern California coast. (AP Photo/John Antczak, File)

Grand jury: New indictment in California dive boat tragedy