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…
Rescuers pulled nine people from the water following a boat accident near Sarasota on Sunday afternoon. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said two boats collided just south of the Stickney Point Bridge in Sarasota. Many of the people who went into the water were not wearing life jackets.…
Two people were injured in a boat crash in Tampa on Sunday, according to authorities. The crash happened in the area of Channel Drive and Cayuga Avenue, near Davis Islands. Tampa Fire Rescue believe a boat hit a pole and crashed. Both people on the boat were injured. They were…
Two people have died after two personal watercrafts collided in Tampa. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said a 42-year-old Tampa man was fatally injured when his watercraft collided Monday in the waters off Tampa with a watercraft driven by a 41-year-old Clearwater woman. The man died at a…
A man is dead after a boat capsized Saturday afternoon in Tampa, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. in Hillsborough Bay just south of Davis Islands. Emergency responders arrived at the scene after receiving 911 calls about six people clinging…