Coast Guard Looses and Refloats Vessels Offshore Destin
Coast Guard logs detail multiple incidents from June 21 to June 28 including refloating the Luck Lucy after sinking in Destin Harbor owned by Bob Collier of Montazuma GA, rescuing two swimmers near the West Jetty, refloating Zorba after it grounded in Choctawhatchee Bay, towing Proud Mary to Ben's Lake Marina, locating Sea Spray near Destin and later towing it to A and W Boat Yards, and a possible drowning alert near East Pass jetty with a child found safe. The Queen of Hearts was refloated after running aground near Brooks Bridge.
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Coast Guard
Luck Lucy
Bob Collier
Montazuma
Destin Harbor
Tara Bremhall
Niceville
Rusty Bremhall
Darrel Richard
Milton
John Kinkaid
Zorba
Choctawhatchee Bay
William Collier
Mary Esther
Barney Floyd
Fort Walton Beach
Ben’s Lake Marina
Jim Stokes
Destin
Sea Spray
Destin Sea Bouy
Okaloosa County
Sheriff's Department
East Pass
Eglin Air Force Base
Mike Stensko
Brooks Bridge
Santa Rosa Sound
John Amos
Columbus, GA
John Puckett
Air compressor theft at Rush Enterprises in Destin
Wesley Rush of Rush Enterprises reports an air compressor valued at 900 dollars stolen from the business garage. The theft occurred between June 15 and June 20. Deputy Joel Adler investigated and found no sign of forced entry.
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Wesley Rush
Rush Enterprises In
Destin
Okaloosa County
Joel Adler
Lagoon study to start in Destin this summer
Vanita Trippe explains Florida State University scientists and graduate students will begin sampling Old Pass Lagoon water in Destin in July and August for the second phase of a water quality study funded by the Holiday Isle Improvement Association. They expect to complete sample collection by mid September with a progress report due in October after 300 to 400 hours of analysis using advanced techniques.
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Vanita Trippe
Destin
Old Pass
Skip Livingston
Bill Cooper
Florida State University
Ane Merriam
Holiday Isle
Merriam
Weather Service
Sandy Young
Tallahassee
Department of Transportation
Debate Over Bay Crossing Bridges Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County officials discuss options for a bay crossing near Destin and South Walton. Chair Bill Peebles Jr. urges detailed environmental data and a voter referendum before any authority or bridge plan proceeds. Local officials note alternative routes and emphasize coastal growth and pollution source studies led by Merriam and team.
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Destin
Walton
Ward
County Commission
Okaloosa County
Peebles
Charles Lee
Graham
Florida
Mitchell
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa Island
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Thomas Stokes
Corpus Christi
A and W Boat Yards
Peach
C.D
E.F. Hutton
EF. Hutton
S Hutton
Sunshine Bank
Eglin Parkway
Hollywood
Santa Rosa Pharmacy
San
Gulf Breeze