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To: Ilaine who wrote (289)	11/2/2001 6:31:13 PM
From: RocketMan	Respond to of 827

A state trooper saw the boat on a trailer on Oct. 18 but did not know then the boat was suspicious. Wonder where he saw it on a trailer? Coast Guard boats don't just sit in trailers at marinas unless they are being repaired, or are in govt marinas. I can't imagine a terrorist would drive around on a fake coast guard boat, when he could go around in a regular boat and do whatever reconnaisance he wanted to. Why draw attention to yourself? First boater who was in trouble would try to hail you, which a terrorist would not want to happen. Unless that fake coast guard boat was in a restricted area, which the story doesn't say, I have to agree it was someone who forgot to take their meds.

To: Ilaine who wrote (289)	11/6/2001 1:32:52 AM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 827

Possible link to fake Coast Guard boat... A security guard is attacked at a power plant msnbc.com By: Scott Saxton, WSAZ Charleston PUTNAM CO., WV, Nov. 5 - With the world as it is now, an attack at a power plant gets even more attention. And it comes just days after the news leaked that the coast guard was already looking for a suspicious boat in our region. At this point, the coast guard is not sure whether the two things are connected. It could be a coincidence. But here's the good thing out of this whole mess: AEP says it was a test that security passed. Putnam County Sheriff Stan Farley says, "Someone tried to come on the property." They came from the river side of the John Amos plant. A female security guard spotted one man and chased him. Then she says he turned and hit her. Farley says, "They were talking some type of foreign language. They got into the boat and took up the river." By the time police got there, only the ripples of the river remained. The men were long gone. They're described as two dark skinned men, wearing dark clothing. Joe Haynes, with the John Amos Plant, says, "Our security reacted exactly the way we wanted them to." The Kanawha River is very close to the John Amos plant. AEP officials say from time to time people wander on to their property. Two months ago, they wouldn't have thought twice about this incident. Now they do. September 11th changed that. A recent report from the Coast Guard adds to the concern. The guard says some boat is masquerading as a guard vessel in this region. Haynes says, "We're a little more sensitive to those kind of things, so we have to take that extra little bit of precaution when something like this happens." Joe Haynes says the already tight security at John Amos tightened even more after September 11th. Guards use mirrors to check under cars and trucks, just one precaution to keep much of the Valleys power supply pumping. The guard who was involved in that scuffle, Patricia Parsons, is okay. She did go to the hospital, but she only had minor injuries. The Coast Guard is looking closer into this incident. They have the discretion with any water incident. They consider this a serious incident, so they're helping out. They can see if there are any connections to the bogus boat.