Defendant Jerry Boylan, captain of the Conception, leaves federal court in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Boylan the scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Kathleen and Clark Mcllvain whose son Charlie died in the dive boat fire breakdown while talking to the media in front of the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the scuba dive boat captain, Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
FILE - Defendant Jerry Boylan, captain of the Conception, right, arrives at federal court in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. The scuba dive boat captain is scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday, May 2, 2024, on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel nearly five years ago. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Defendant Jerry Boylan, captain of the Conception, leaves federal court in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Boylan the scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
United States Attorney Martin Estrada joined by law enforcement officials and victim's family talks to the media in front of the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
FILE - A photo collage of the 34 victims of the Sept. 2, 2019 fire aboard the dive boat Conception, at Santa Cruz Island, is held by a family member arriving at federal court in Los Angeles, Oct. 25, 2023. The captain of the boat is scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday, May 2, 2024, on a conviction of criminal negligence. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Kathleen Mcllvain sheds tears while holding a photo of her son Charlie while talking to the media in front of the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the scuba dive boat captain, Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Barbara Chan talks to the media about her brother, Scott and niece Kendra who were both killed in the Conception boat fire in front of the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the scuba dive boat captain, Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Defendant Jerry Boylan, captain of the Conception, left, followed by his defense team leaves federal court in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
FILE - Barbara Chan, whose brother Raymond "Scott" Chan was among the 34 victims of a fire on the scuba dive boat Conception, holds up a photo of the victims, Oct. 24, 2023, in Los Angeles. The captain of the boat is scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday, May 2, 2024, on a conviction of criminal negligence. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)
Susana Solano-Rosas, left, talks to the media about her daughters who died in the Conception dive boat fire in front of the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the scuba dive boat captain, Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Barbara Chan who's brother, Scott and niece, Kendra who were both killed in the Conception boat fire holds a composite photo of the victims in front of the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the scuba dive boat captain, Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Family members holding photos of their loved ones who died in the Conception dive boat fire leave the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the scuba dive boat captain, Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Kathleen and Clark Mcllvain whose son Charlie died in the dive boat fire breakdown while talking to the media in front of the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the scuba dive boat captain, Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Kathleen and Clark Mcllvain whose son Charlie died in the Conception dive boat fire talk to the media in front of the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the scuba dive boat captain, Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
United States Attorney Martin Estrada joined by law enforcement officials and victim's family talks to the media in front of the U.S. Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain Jerry Boylan to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)