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U.S. Coast Guard

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Satellite Images Show First Glimpse of Cuba's Offshore Drilling Rig in Florida Straits

    Earlier this year, Spanish oil giant Repsol YPF announced that a massive drilling rig had started operating  in "ultra-deep water" in the Straits of Florida, somewhere between Cuba and the Keys. One of the more problematic aspects of the operation is the dearth of information about where the ri ... More >>

  • News

    March 29, 2012

    Logan Morrison Serves as the Wild Child for the Already Loony Miami Marlins

    Earlier this year, Spanish oil giant Repsol YPF announced that a massive drilling rig had started operating  in "ultra-deep water" in the Straits of Florida, somewhere between Cuba and the Keys. One of the more problematic aspects of the operation is the dearth of information about where the ri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    FIND Passes Resolution to Protect Hillsboro Lighthouse From Danger That's Probably Fictional

    ​Today, in turtle-wonkery:We told you last week about the big fight to keep Hillsboro Lighthouse from being turned out by sea-turtle activists, even though the sea-turtle activists say they love the lighthouse and don't want it turned out at all.The advocates even sent the Coast Guard a list of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Save the Turtles: The Misguided, Misinformed, and Misdirected Battle for Hillsboro Lighthouse

    ​​All they wanted was some darkness for the baby sea turtles. But what started out as a simple request for protection of the endangered animals has ballooned into a yearslong battle among local advocates, the U.S. Coast Guard, and numerous agencies in which the original message has been lost in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Cruise Ships to Accommodate Fatter Passengers

    ​The U.S. Coast Guard is the last to acknowledge that people on boats are fatter than they were in 1960. So while cruise ships nixed armrests and installed wider seats years ago, the U.S. Coast Guard has just gotten around to raising the Assumed Average Weight Per Person from 160 to 180 pounds las ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Occupy Fort Lauderdale: Will It Float? (Or, When the 1% Makes You Become a Pirate)

    Wikimedia CommonsThe future of "Occupy?"​Some organizers with Occupy Fort Lauderdale are debating whether to hold a demonstration at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show next weekend, possibly by banding together a flotilla of small boats and kayaks and peacefully floating by the marina.But a few days ag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Top Chef Masters Recap: Better Than A Mess Hall

    NBC Universal ​Last week my favorite cheftestant, Hugh, was sent packing for his mayo as science project (which is ironic because I always thought of mayo as more "weird science" than condiment). That leaves Mary Sue, Floyd, Traci and Naomi to duke it out for spots in next week's finale. Q ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2011

    Hey -- The Supermoon Really Did Screw With Us!

    The moon's up to no good.​Whoops, I was wrong. Last week, I wrote that the so-called "supermoon" wouldn't cause any problems, 'cuz it's a silly astrological concept with virtually no real-world significance. Read the debunking here! It's great!Unfortunately, it failed to account for human bonehead ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Coast Guard: Friday's Fatality in Jupiter Inlet a Case of Dangerous Waters, Not Dangerous Inlet

    From JupiterInletDistrict.orgThe inlet where rough seas tossed Tom Henry from his charter fishing boat.​Following the death Friday of charter fisherman Tom Henry, questions have been raised about whether the Jupiter Inlet presents a particularly hazardous location for boating in South Florida.But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Sen. Dan Gelber Dogged by Connection to BP

    Photo by the Coast Guard​These days, politicians are probably better off in a sex scandal than tied to BP. That's why state Sen. Dan Gelber, who's running for attorney general, just can't seem to shake his connection to the company responsible for wrecking the Gulf.Gelber, a Democrat from Miami Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Has Oil Entered Gulf Stream, Reached Fort Lauderdale?

    B. BrownOil off of Port Everglades ​Yesterday, a Fort Lauderdale-based yacht captain was boating about 12.5 miles offshore from Port Everglades when he and his passengers noticed the oil slick pictured above.  According to the captain, the slick was about a half-mile long. It was unlike anyth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Retired Admiral Describes Dread of Spending Military Career in Closet

    Steinman​For gays serving in the U.S. military the fear of exposure exists at every level of the chain of command. Just ask Dr. Alan Steinman. In the early Nineties, Steinman served the four final years of a 25-year career a rear admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard as its director of health and safety ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Morning Juice: Bagmen Grabs a Guilty Plea; Trial Begins for Teen Accused in Coral Springs Kidnapping

    ​Here's what's happening in Broward and Palm Beach this morning:Ronald Owens, accused of handling $900,000 in dirty money on behalf of former Broward County Commission Joe Eggelletion, will plead guilty today in federal court, according to his lawyer. It appears that Owens was flipped by authoriti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    24-Style Diary of a Palm Beach Sheriff's Anti-Climactic Water Rescue Mission

    Flickr: davidousTake the day off, Jack.​A few minutes past midnight today, August 19, and the crisis begins. The clock starts. An excerpt from the first bulletin by the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office:Dawn Roberts and her roommate decided to go fishing at Phil Foster Park. As soon as they arrived at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    South Florida’s Finest? You Bet.

    Flickr: davidousTake the day off, Jack.​A few minutes past midnight today, August 19, and the crisis begins. The clock starts. An excerpt from the first bulletin by the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office:Dawn Roberts and her roommate decided to go fishing at Phil Foster Park. As soon as they arrived at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Sen. John Kerry: Cruise Ships Should Have Laws

    Kerry knows the importance of flotation devices on cruises.Sen. John Kerry knows a thing or two about boating safety. He actually drove one around during some stupid war in Southeast Asia. Now he's trying to bring more safety to the cruise liners, which apparently are floating anarchies. Ship staff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Did Drug Money Fund Renovation of Mayor's Home?

    The answer: Maybe, maybe not. But it's a fair question. Mutual Benefits, the fraud-filled firm that employed Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter's husband and paid $117,000 to renovate her Parkland home, was just a moderately successful (and moderately dirty) firm in 2001. Then it made its ... More >>

  • Music

    September 25, 2008

    Booze for the Cause

    Sometimes the best way to show respect is with shots and beers

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    Mini Lobsters Kill 4

    Sometimes the best way to show respect is with shots and beers

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    Shark Huggers

    Tourists can't wait to get next to them – even if they are eating machines

  • News

    January 24, 2008

    Dark Passage

    Six set sail on the Joe Cool hoping for better luck. Only two saw land again.

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    Washed Up

    101 Haitian refugees sailed north full of hope. They got screwed.

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2007

    Wal-Mart Bandit Involved In Sea Mystery

    101 Haitian refugees sailed north full of hope. They got screwed.

  • News

    March 29, 2007

    Letters for March 29-April 4, 2007

    101 Haitian refugees sailed north full of hope. They got screwed.

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Death Is My Co-pilot

    Once a lifeline and a symbol, Chalk's delivered death

  • News

    March 8, 2007

    Ten Seconds to Eternity

    Can Jack Bauer escape certain death from an oncoming tanker?

  • News

    March 8, 2007

    Witness for the Defense

    When a man bites City Hall in court, our columnist takes the stand

  • Film

    September 28, 2006

    That Sinking Feeling

    Coast Guard epic succumbs to watery clichés

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2006

    In The News

    Coast Guard epic succumbs to watery clichés

  • Culture

    May 4, 2006

    Lauderpocalypse Now

    The script of "Invasion of the Beach" passion play is getting a little worn around the edges.

  • Film

    November 24, 2005

    All Yours

    Yours, Mine & Ours lowers the bar for miserable remakes

  • News

    October 20, 2005

    He Dunnit (No, He Dunnit!)

    Michael Ray Roberts has avoided serious prison time by ratting out his partners. So far.

  • News

    August 4, 2005

    Finding Gary, Part 1

    After 21 years, Donna Weaver seems to finally be zeroing in on her lost husband

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2005

    Listen Up

    After 21 years, Donna Weaver seems to finally be zeroing in on her lost husband

  • Dining

    July 7, 2005

    Let's Get Lost

    Six ways to do it in the Keys

  • Nightlife

    May 12, 2005

    Best Place to Meet Single Men

    Fort Lauderdale Beach During Fleet Week

  • News

    March 17, 2005

    Sunk!

    After the submarine got to Florida, everything went wrong

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2004

    Captain Shaq

    Miami's main man takes the helm at Winterfest

  • Music

    October 14, 2004

    Now It's Overhead

    Miami's main man takes the helm at Winterfest

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    Mutiny on the Atlantica

    Maurice Denis wouldn't give crewmen their wages, so they took his ship

  • News

    July 15, 2004

    Bombs for Babies

    Stephen Jordi planned to blow up abortion clinics. Does that make him a terrorist?

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Peddling the Park

    You can beat City Hall. Just make friends with the mayor.

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2003

    This Week's Day by Day Picks

    You can beat City Hall. Just make friends with the mayor.

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2002

    Frigid Photography

    Antarctica comes to the Palm Beach Photographic Centre

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    A Scout for Life

    Gay Eagle Scout Mark LaFontaine nudged the Broward school board to historic heights

  • Film

    June 29, 2000

    The Perfect Spoiler

    Do not read this review if you want to be surprised by The Perfect Storm, which drowns before it ever leaves shore

  • Film

    March 23, 2000

    Desperately Seeking Anima

    Waking the Dead

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    Letters

    Waking the Dead

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Cruisin' for a Bruisin'

    With politicians in its pocket and more than a few violations under its belt, SunCruz sails into a port near you

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    The Gallows and the Deep

    The story of the bloody, high-seas crimes and execution of smuggler Horace Alderman is a yarn worthy of Joseph Conrad. Or Quentin Tarantino.

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