Busoganeers: Browsing through old issues of VW Autoist this weekend I came across the following cover story from June, 1967. The *floating* issue bobbed around here a few weeks ago, so this item seemed appropriate: The cover photo is of Captain John P. Fox accepting ownership (on behalf of the USS Independence) of a brand new 1967 Deluxe *station wagon*. VWoA Vice President Arthur R. Railton presented it. The story behind the photo is this: In the fall of 1966, the original ship's bus (bought with profits from the ship's store) was thrown overboard by a giant wave as it was being ferried via barge. Thus follows the *interesting* part: <quote>Bobbing to the surface of the Mediterranean, the wagon sank in 232 feet of water 20 minutes later when a rescue line _tied to a door handle_ (emphasis mine) was pulled tight--and opened the door, filling the bus with water.<unquote> What in-duh-vidual on board thought of *that* one? Moral of the story, if you are going to try to float, do NOT also open the door! -Jim Bryant
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