Riiiiiight. What's the source of this "article"? 
 
I Am Not George wrote: 
 
 From The Tampa Tribune 
 Published: Oct 15, 2004 
 
 The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for nine people after the catamaran 
 they were in reportedly capsized five miles west of Egmont Key early 
 Friday. 
 
 Just after midnight, the agency received a quick distress call from 
 the vessel Endeavor, said coast guard spokeswoman Danielle DeMarino. 
 During a brief and often broken radio transmission, the operator of 
 the boat gave its location, said there were nine people on board, and 
 said they were all getting into a life raft, DeMarino said, however, 
 the distress call was interfered with by the high-powered 
 transmissions of local outlaw radio operators, one of whom identified 
 himself as "Twistedhed". 
 
 ``They didn't give their names while they were abandoning ship,'' said 
 DeMarino. 
 
 There has been no corresponding report of nine people missing, 
 DeMarino said. And the name Endeavor is too common to do a background 
 check on, if the boat is even registered in the United States. 
 
 The coast guard launched a search with a C-130 airplane, a HH-60 
 helicopter, and a rescue boat, but found no evidence of a ship wreck, 
 she said. Weather conditions worsened Friday during the search, with 
 winds and swells both picking up. 
 
 Mariners were urged to be on the lookout for either the catamaran or 
 the life raft. Anyone with information on the lost mariners or 
 "Twistedhed" is asked to contact the Coast Guard at (727) 824-7506. 
 
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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