page_title: Sinking of MV Conception
hierarchical_section_title: Sinking of MV Conception
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Channel Islands archipelago — in Southern California. The northern islands (dark green) are protected within Channel Islands National Park. The marine ecosystem around the northern islands and Santa Barbara Island is protected within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Depending on location — islands are within either Los Angeles County, Ventura County, or Santa Barbara County.
context_page_description: On September 2, 2019, the 75-foot diving boat Conception caught fire and sank off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, California.
  The boat was anchored in Platts Harbor, a small undeveloped bay on the north shore of the island, with over 30 passengers asleep below decks when fire broke out shortly after 3 am. The loss of the ship caused a rescue operation by the United States Coast Guard.
  Coast Guard divers counted 25 bodies in the sunken hull, while nine other people remain missing.
context_section_description: On September 2, 2019, the 75-foot (23 m) diving boat Conception caught fire and sank off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, California. 
  The boat was anchored in Platts Harbor, a small undeveloped bay on the north shore of the island, with over 30 passengers asleep below decks when fire broke out shortly after 3 am. The loss of the ship caused a rescue operation by the United States Coast Guard. 
  Coast Guard divers counted 25 bodies in the sunken hull, while nine other people remain missing.
caption: Map of the Channel Islands, California with sinking site marked in red.
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