A good Samaritan rescued four people clinging to an overturned boat near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge this morning, St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue workers say. ...more

March 27, 2009

As hopes of finding three missing boaters waned Tuesday after a Saturday boating accident 45 miles off of the Clearwater coast, it brought to the forefront the importance for boaters to follow simple safety procedures. ...more

March 4, 2009

Twenty-knot winds whipped 1- to 2-foot waves on Hillsborough Bay, and temperatures hovered around the mid-60s for the annual Dore Drake Regatta on Sunday - conditions close to ideal for sailing after months of afternoons in the 80s and 90s. ...more

October 20, 2008

Being a pack rat likely saved Kris Geidel's life. Now he's hoping to keep his fishing business from sinking. ...more

October 11, 2008

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four fishermen Friday morning after their boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico about 32 miles from Clearwater, Coast Guard officials said. ...more

October 4, 2008

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four fishermen this morning after their boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico about 32 miles from Clearwater, Coast Guard officials said. ...more

October 3, 2008

"It's a humbling experience," Sebring resident Fred Carino says of standing on the bridge of a Naval warship. He was a full commander and as the ship's captain he had responsibility for the 445-foot-long frigate, the USS Robert E. Peary, and the 325 men it took to keep her seaworthy and battle ready. ...more

September 29, 2008

Members of a Clearwater Coast Guard rescue crew were hailed as heroes Saturday after rescuing a Naples man from his sinking sailboat. ...more

September 14, 2008

Members of a Clearwater Coast Guard rescue crew are being hailed as heroes today after rescuing a Naples man from his sinking sailboat. ...more

September 13, 2008

"Some people think naval architects sit around all day and sketch pretty boats," Nick Boksa says. "That has very little to do with most of my projects. Basically, we are trying to design a luxury house that can be blasted through 4-foot waves at 30 knots and still stay in one piece. It's all about engineering and number-crunching." ...more

January 31, 2008