What is Sinking of MV Conception?
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sinking of MV ''Conception''}} {{Use American English|date=September 2019}}{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox event |image= |date=September 2, 2019 |time=Approximately 3:00 a.m. [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] [[UTC−07:00]] | result = (See [[Sinking of MV Conception#Aftermath|Aftermath]] section) |deaths=34 |injuries=5 |cause=Fire |location=Platts Harbor, [[Santa Cruz Island]], [[California]], United States |coordinates = {{coord|34|02|51|N|119|44|06|W|display=it}} |missing= |notes= {{Location map|USA California Channel Islands#California |width = |float = center |border = none |caption = Map of the [[Channel Islands (California)|Channel Islands, California]] with sinking site marked in red. |alt = |relief = yes |AlternativeMap= |overlay_image = |label = MV Conception |label_size = |position = |background = |mark = Gfi-set01-lost-ship.png |marksize = 10 |link = |lat_deg = 34.0475 |lon_deg = -119.735 }} }} 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/conception-dive-boat-sinking-fire-origins-14407113.php|title=What we know about the Santa Cruz Island boat fire disaster|last=Dowd|first=Katie|last2=SFGATE|date=2019-09-02|website=SFGate|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ktla.com/2019/09/02/crews-rescuing-at-least-30-people-on-boat-near-santa-cruz-island-coast-guard/|title=4 Bodies Recovered Near Santa Cruz Island Where Dive Boat Burned; at Least 29 Still Missing: USCG|date=2019-09-02|website=KTLA|language=en|access-date=2019-09-02|archive-date=2019-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archi