MARATHON NEWS: A NEW BOAT, LOBSTER LAW AND MORE
Every year, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office gives money back to the City of Marathon. It’s unspent money on the city’s contract with the sheriff for law...
NOAA LOSES WEATHER DATA FROM 150 MARINE BUOYS
A burst pipe in Maryland has affected marine weather reports up and down the East Coast, reports Data Center Dynamics, and Key West commercial fisherman “Lobster Lee”...
PROPOSED BILL WOULD MAKE KEYS LIVEABOARDS MOVE EVERY 3 MONTHS
House Bill 639
Florida Keys residents who live on boats anchored outside of managed mooring fields may soon find themselves moving every three months.
A proposed bill making its...
2 DEPUTIES RESCUE FAMILY THROWN FROM BOAT NEAR DUCK KEY
A private boat hit a rogue wave. The violence of the impact launched the captain, two other adults and a young boy, 8 or 9 years old,...
KEEPIN’ IT SIMPLE AT SEA
I hail out of the port of Marathon, Florida, but about the time I see holiday stuff in the stores I start thinking of Junkanoo and coconut...
Virtual presentation celebrates women in diving
An upcoming event is recognizing the contributions of women in diving. To celebrate Women’s History Month, the History of Diving Museum and the Upper Keys Business and...
FLORIDA LAWMAKERS ASK NAVY TO TURN DAMAGED SHIP INTO REEF, NOT RAZOR BLADES
A U.S. Navy ship that was heavily damaged by fire in July 2020 could either be scrapped for its metal or sunk as an artificial reef off...
BLACK SCUBA DIVERS UNCOVER KEYS SHIPWRECKS TO HEAL SLAVERY’S WOUNDS
Sometimes you have to step back in order to move forward.
Ken Stewart, co-founder of Diving with a Purpose (DWP), takes this popular adage literally, but with an...
STATE REP SPONSORS SWIM SAFETY BILL
A bill co-sponsored by Republican state Rep. Jim Mooney looks to tackle one of the leading causes of death among children ages 1-4 in Florida — drowning.
Filed Feb....
Swings turn to sails, and a little coaching, for former MLB player
Former major league first baseman, Islamorada resident and captain, Doug Mientkiewicz remembers the days riding with his dad to his office next to the Tom Thumb in...
