Mourners made their way to the dock and left flowers, candles, notes, and artifacts to remember lost lives. One of the shells was inscribed with the name “Kristy.” /VCG Photo
A team of federal investigators on Tuesday promised an exhaustive probe into the fire. Sixteen investigators were already taking part in the investigation, including specialists in operations, engineering, survival factors, and fire analysis, according to National Transportation Safety Board member Jennifer Homendy. /VCG Photo
Twenty badly burned bodies, 11 females and nine males, were recovered from the wreckage of the vessel Conception, which sank off Santa Cruz Island early on Monday. Officials said they believed none of the 14 other victims initially classified as missing had survived the fast-moving flames. /VCG Photo