Legislation motivated by the awful loss at sea of two Tequesta teens last summer season advanced Wednesday in Florida House and Senate committees. The procedures by Rep. MaryLynn Magar, R-Tequesta, and Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, are focused on encouraging boaters to buy an emergency position sign radio beacon (EPIRB) or individual locator beacon for their [...]
A message in a bottle found on a Potato Point beach has sparked an air search between Broulee Island, Bermagui and Montague Island. Eden water authorities acting senior sergeant Steve Winslow stated the message was dated January 2 and was found on Monday morning by campers. It read "enough food for 2 days, out of [...]
Three individuals saved after a fishing vessel struck rocks in Northland. At 0351 hours today a distress was heard on VHF Channel 16 from a 12m long line charter vessel stating they had struck rocks in the Bay of Islands location. Quickly after contact through VHF Radio was lost with the vessel nevertheless an EPIRB [...]
The search is back on for four Urlings men missing at sea since Wednesday night. The acting head of the Coast Guard, Lieutenant Commander Elroy Skerrit said the Regional Security Systems aircraft would have continued the search Sunday afternoon in hopes the men would be found. “We are basically projecting where the vessel or debris [...]
