More than 30 people missing after burning the ship they were sailing on

More than 30 people are missing after the sailing boat caught fire over the past few hours near the island of Santa Cruz in southern California, United States, announced today. He is a spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department. The source said "he came to the rescue at 3:28 am local time".

According to the EFE agency, the spokesman also explained that "five people were rescued from the boat and that one of them was slightly injured". The causes of the fire are still unknown.

The Conception ship with 39 people on board, five of whom were rescued and 34 are missing, sank after a fire was declared near the island of Santa Cruz (California, United States), Efe told a Mike Eliason, spokesman for the Santa Barbara Fire Department.

"Efforts to save the missing are continuing in the region," he said during a telephone conversation.

Asked about the possibility of death, Eliason said that when they give 34 disappeared, he said: "The efforts are focused more on recovery than on rescue," he said, not wanting to give More details.

Earlier, the California Ventura County Fire Department had announced on Twitter that it was planned to rescue the ship on fire around 3:28 am local time (10:28 GMT).

The Los Angeles Coastguard said it had mobilized "multiple life-saving means as well as local agency resources to help 30 people in distress in a 75-foot boat (about 22.86 meters). near the island of Santa Cruz ".

"A group of crew members has been rescued (one of them suffering minor injuries) and efforts to evacuate the remaining pbadengers are continuing," confirmed the Coast Guard.