U.S. Coast Guard

Port Everglades Weapons of Mass Destruction Drill Is Going Down Today

Oh hey, Broward County. If there are sudden whispers in your office about a possible deadly chemical leak or some other man-made terror disaster, it's only a rumor. So no need to hide under your desk. The Port Everglades Department and Emergency Management Division are conducting a "weapons of mass ... More >>

Puerto Rico's Wave of Drugs and Brazen Murders Reverberates to Florida

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Irish For A Day

Royal Caribbean Passenger Lost at Sea, Coast Guard Says

The U.S. Coast Guard says it's searching for a passenger who reportedly fell overboard from Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas mega-cruise ship about 47 miles east of Fort Lauderdale.The 21-year-old woman from Bartlett, Tennessee -- whose name has not been released -- was reported missing on Sunda ... More >>

Cannabis Washes Ashore in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

Every now and then, beachgoers run into debris that has washed up on shore: seaweed, jellyfish, seashells, and the occasional plastic CVS bag. And now you can add weed to that list. Early this morning, some people walking on the beach called 911 after they found 15-pound packages of cannabis in La ... More >>

Harry Miller Celebrated 103rd Birthday on Coast Guard Vessel, Celebrated 104th Birthday on Coast Guard Vessel

While we're talking about old people doing whatever the fuck they want...The news stories were everywhere last summer: Harry Miller, a 103-year-old veteran with sparkling eyes and a warm smile, wanted nothing more than to be back onboard a Coast Guard ship for his birthday. The Coast Guard gave him ... More >>

Man Jumps From Carnival Cruise Ship

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man authorities say jumped off a cruise ship 25 miles off Ponce De Leon. A 31-year-old gent, who was last seen on the cruise ship Carnival Fascination by a security guard, is said to have been seen plummeting into the water this morning.

Pilar Restaurant and Bar in Aventura Stays the Course With Well-Priced, Perfectly Cooked Fish

Fresh Seafood Markets in Broward and Palm Beach

There's buying fish from a commercial chain grocery store, and then there's buying fish from a local fish market. If you've ever walked past your local supermarket fish department and gasped for air, you know exactly what I mean.Especially after recent concerns of area fish fraud and mislabeling, we ... More >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

South Florida’s Finest? You Bet.

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 >>

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 >>

Booze for the Cause

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

Mini Lobsters Kill 4

Shark Huggers

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

Dark Passage

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

Wal-Mart Bandit Involved In Sea Mystery

Witness for the Defense

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

That Sinking Feeling

Coast Guard epic succumbs to watery clichés

In The News

Lauderpocalypse Now

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

All Yours

Yours, Mine & Ours lowers the bar for miserable remakes

He Dunnit (No, He Dunnit!)

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

Finding Gary, Part 1

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

Listen Up

Best Place to Meet Single Men

Fort Lauderdale Beach During Fleet Week

Sunk!

After the submarine got to Florida, everything went wrong

Captain Shaq

Miami's main man takes the helm at Winterfest

Now It's Overhead

Mutiny on the Atlantica

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

Bombs for Babies

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

Peddling the Park

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

This Week's Day by Day Picks

Frigid Photography

Antarctica comes to the Palm Beach Photographic Centre

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

Letters

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

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.