加州游船失火致8人死亡26人失踪 Eight dead, 26 missing as dive boat sinks in flames off California

At least eight people are dead(死亡 sǐwáng) after a 75-foot-long diving boat caught fire(失火 shīhuǒ) near Santa Cruz Island in southern California in the U.S. on Monday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said at a media briefing.

In this photo provided by the Ventura County Fire Department, VCFD firefighters respond to a boat fire off the coast of southern California, Monday, September 2, 2019. [Photo: Ventura County Fire Department via AP]

Among the eight, the bodies of two males and two females were recovered on Monday while the remaining four were discovered on the ocean floor near the vessel.

Their identifies(身份 shēnfèn) have yet to be confirmed(确认 quèrèn).

The sheriff said that five people have been rescued so far and multiple rescue efforts involving boats, dive teams and aircraft are still searching for(搜寻 sōuxún) the dozens missing(失踪 shīzōng).

According to authority, the diving boat named "Conception" was on a three-day trip which was due to end on Tuesday morning.

重点词汇：

失火 catch fire; be on fire

• E.g. Cāngkù shīhuǒle.
  仓库失火了。
  The store house is on fire.

• Wǒ bǎ suǒyǒu de làzhú dōu chuī mièle, suǒyǐ bùyòng dānxīn, fángzi bù huì shīhuǒ de.
  我把所有的蜡烛都吹灭了,所以不用担心,房子不会失火的。
  I blew out all the candles so, don't worry, the house won't catch fire!