May Day rescue at sea saves Destin crew from sinking Bandit
Four men aboard the Bandit were rescued 60 miles south of East Pass after the generator flooded and water filled the engine room. The 126-foot Ocean Star heard the mayday and, with help from Courageous, Coast Guard Destin, and Cutter Pointe Verde, guided a dramatic lifeline as the Bandit sank. All four men were plucked from the Gulf and reported safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank King
Gulf
Pensacola
Puerto
Ocean Star
Lowell Brentner
Courageous
Coast Guard
Destin
Falcon
Pointe Verde
Corps hires Tampa dredge for East Pass
The U S Army Corps of Engineers selected Hendry Corp of Tampa to dredge the East Pass entrance and Old Pass Lagoon, with a 384025 dollar bid and 60 days to complete after notice to proceed. The plan calls for a 22 foot depth in a natural southwest channel, a shift from past methods, to be reviewed in a pre work conference later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
Tampa
East Pass
Pat Langin
Corps’ Mobile
Hendry Corp
Old Pass Lagoon
Hendry
Alton Colvin
Corps
Panama City
Coastline Excluded From Oil Drilling Buffer Zone
Florida officials clash over a proposed 50 mile offshore oil drilling buffer. Rep. Earl Hutto aides say the Panhandle coastline would not be included and question the measure’s necessity while state analysts temper expectations and consider a smaller 25 mile alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
Mark Kronenberg
Earl Hutto
Kronenberg
House
Senate
Libby Gauthier
Bob Graham
U.S. Interior Department
Gauthier
Florida
California
Henderson Beach Park Plan Moves Forward In Destin
DNR teams itemize Henderson Beach specifications for a $13 million Save Our Coasts purchase as planners map two pedestrian overpasses to span Highway 98. North side facilities include roads parking bathhouses and ranger offices while consultants will be hired after an $80 000 legislative appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Henderson Beach
Destin
Florida
State Department of Natural Resources
Mike Bullock
DNR
Bullock
Gulf
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Bob Graham
Cobra
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Vanita Trippe
King
The
Bandit
His
Cheney
DCBA
Panhandle
Hutto
Gulf of Mexico
DNR Readies
Capt
Bob Walter
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