CLEARWATER BEACH, FL – Two jet ski operators fell off their boats following a collision near Sand Key Beach, which ended claiming one of their lives Sunday. This crash happened around 5 p.m. and immediately prompted a response from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the U.S. Coast Guard,…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – Fire crews were able to extinguish flames from a 35-foot cabin cruiser (near Beer Can Island), and its occupants were left unharmed Saturday. According to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, this collision was reported around 3:25 p.m., specifically half a mile from the island. Hillsborough County Fire…
TAMPA, FL – A person who had gone missing after falling from a 20-foot boat during a crash Wednesday was found and subsequently declared deceased. The boat collision, which left another person hospitalized, occurred on July 3 at around 4:15 a.m. A preliminary investigation indicates that two people were traveling…
MANATEE COUNTY, FL – A 46-year-old man passed away Friday, June 17, after a boat vessel collided with a channel marker in the Sarasota Bay, off the coast of Longboat Key. The fatal incident happened at around 6:30 p.m., while the vessel was traveling on the Intracoastal Waterway near the…
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – A 60-year-old man was thrown from his Sea-Doo personal watercraft and died after he crashed into a sandbar Saturday. This jet ski collision happened near Caladesi Island near the Dunedin Causeway, according to ABC Action News. First responders took the man — Gary Nolan — to…
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A 15-year-old boy was operating a 18-foot boat Sunday when it crashed into a dock and fatally injured his passenger, another 15-year-old boy. This incident happened around 4:30 p.m. in the area of Bayshore Boulevard Northeast and Connecticut Avenue Northeast, according to MySunCoast. Emergency crews were…
The Gulf Islands Ferry, which links Bradenton Riverwalk to Anna Maria City Pier, has officially set sail as of Sunday. Passengers will be transported by ferry to Anna Maria City Pier from the day dock near the River Dance apartments on the Bradenton Riverwalk. According to a spokesperson for the Bradenton…
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A 14-year-old boy was sent to the hospital after he fell off a boat after a two-boat crash near St. Petersburg Saturday. WSVN said this collision took place near Egmont Key. The boy sustained wounds on his arm due to the impact of the propeller. It…
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL – A 22-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital after the jet ski she was riding on collided with another jet ski in Little Sarasota Bay. This collision happened around 12:30 p.m., WWSB reports. Medics arrived on the scene near the 400 block of Blackburn Point Road…
Three people from Tennessee were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday after their boat capsized in Clearwater about 15 miles off of Florida’s Gulf Coast. In a news release, the agency said that they were called at 2:09 p.m. by the boaters from Cookeville, Tennessee who told them…