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LOS ANGELES >> The captain of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 people in one of the state’s deadliest maritime disasters, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his conviction on a federal charge of seaman’s manslaughter.
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How a 'death trap' for fish in California's water system is limiting the pumping of supplies
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