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Conception or "Dude, where's my dive boat?"

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tthompson56@verizon.net - 25 Mar 2005 23:19 GMT
From an email...

Hey Bill, can you believe someone stole the Conception? I work out at
> Vandenberg Air Force Base now, and we all got the following message. Don't
> know any more details.
>
>                                     This is not an exercise.
>
> B.O.L.O.  Be advised, the US Coast Guard has reported a stolen vessel out
> of Santa Barbara last night between the hours of 0100-0300 hrs.  The
> vessel is an 81' white dive vessel with a blue stripe named "Conception".
> It was last reported heading northbound toward VAFB.  The USCG was
> tracking the vessel via helicopter when it reportedly ran aground near the
> VAFB Boat House.  The stolen vessel ran aground in the vicinity of the
> already grounded St. Andrews vessel.  SFS is responding to the area at
> this time.  Stay out of the area.  All personnel and agencies near the
> shoreline need to be vigilant of suspicious personnel and report
> immediately.  USCG reports the personnel responsible may be armed and
> dangerous.  Periodically sweep your areas and re-identify all personnel.
>
> This is not an exercise.
JOF - 25 Mar 2005 23:50 GMT
>>                                     This is not an exercise.
>>
>> B.O.L.O.  Be advised, the US Coast Guard has reported a stolen vessel out
>> of Santa Barbara last night between the hours of 0100-0300 hrs.  The
>> vessel is an 81' white dive vessel with a blue stripe named "Conception".

Ah, somebody's just screwin' around.

And why would anybody name their blue stripe "Conception"?

JF
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
    - Eleanor Roosevelt
James Connell - 26 Mar 2005 01:43 GMT
> And why would anybody name their blue stripe "Conception"?

Damn! canuks
JOF - 26 Mar 2005 02:17 GMT
>> And why would anybody name their blue stripe "Conception"?
>
>Damn! canuks

Sorry.

JF

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
    - Eleanor Roosevelt
Greg Mossman - 27 Mar 2005 19:54 GMT
> Ah, somebody's just screwin' around.

Hardly.

http://www.truthaquatics.com/conception_news.html
JOF - 27 Mar 2005 20:06 GMT
>> Ah, somebody's just screwin' around.
>
>Hardly.
>
>http://www.truthaquatics.com/conception_news.html

I thought the name of the vessel deserved at least my feeble attempt
at a joke. I'll try to be better.

JF
"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar." - Drew Carey
Matthias Voss - 26 Mar 2005 14:19 GMT
> From an email...
>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>>of Santa Barbara last night between the hours of 0100-0300 hrs.  The
>>vessel is an 81' white dive vessel with a blue stripe named "Conception".

With this name, shouldn't she have raun aground at Chrismas..
respectively 9 month before?

Matthias

PS: Damn. 12-9 =???

Must remember to update my math skills.
 
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