Rob Lowe Says He's Been on Doomed Boat 'Many Times'
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Actor Rob Lowe offered condolences for the loved ones of the people killed in a dive boat fire off the coast of California this weekend. Lowe shared that he himself had been on the very same boat "many times" in the past. Read on for details.
Via People.
Hours after the tragic Labor Day fire on the Conception, Rob Lowe shared his sympathy for the victims’ families and revealed he had been on board the diving boat “many times” before.
“My heart breaks for those onboard the Conception,” the Parks and Recreation actor, 55, wrote on Twitter on Monday. “An unspeakable horror on a boat I’ve been on many times. My prayers and thoughts are with the families.”
The 75-foot Conception was some 20 yards off the northern coast of Santa Cruz Island, itself some 20 miles east of Southern California when the fire was reported shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday.
My heart breaks for those onboard the Conception. An unspeakable horror on a boat I’ve been on many times. My prayers and thoughts are with the families.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) September 2, 2019
The Coast Guard and local fire departments responded but the boat — ravaged by the fire — sank into the water later Monday, officials said. A total of 39 people were reported on board the boat at the time of the fire including six crew members, according to the Coast Guard. Five of the crew members have been found alive after they were able to paddle in a dinghy to a nearby boat, the Los Angeles Times reported.
“The cause of the incident is under investigation and names are being withheld pending next of kin notifications,” the Coast Guard said on Monday.
According to NBC News and The Associated Press, 25 bodies from the fire have reportedly been recovered. At least nine people are still missing as the search for survivors continues, NBC News reported. The Coast Guard did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for confirmation.
On Monday, Coast Guard Captain Monica Rochester warned families to “be prepared to move into the worst outcome.”
The survivors were the only ones awake when the blaze broke out while the passengers were asleep below deck.
“You couldn’t have asked for a worse scenario,” Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown told reporters Monday.
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