Coast Guard Reports Multiple Vessel Breakdowns Near Destin
June 27 through July 4 1969 Coast Guard records describe 18 foot and 16 foot pleasure craft disablements around Destin Gulf and Choctawhatchee Bay. Vessels towed to Station Destin East Pass Marina and safe moorings. owners and operators include William Nelson Timothy Ownes Wayne Cabral Jack Shields Mike Parsons and others. One boat took on water near East Pass Towers and refloated. an aground Tiger Lily was assisted by Auxiliary vessel Imez 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dukes
Destin Sea
Gulf
William Nelson
Destin
Barbara Ownes
Station Destin
Choctawhatchee Bay
Timothy Ownes
Wayne
Mike Parsons
James B. Franks
East Pass Marina
Cary Smith
Pat
East Pass Towers Condominum
East Harbor
Jack Mad
Dox
Nashville
Jack Shields
Fort Walton Beach
Holiday Yacht Charters
Coast Guard
Imez 2
Stephen Schmedtve
Harry R. Cabral
Louisiana
Glenn McMorrow
Stolen Aircraft and Cars Reported in Destin Area
A 1978 Piper Aztex Model F, N63865 valued at 221000, was stolen from Destin Airport between June 16 and June 25. Also missing is a 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 owned by Kaye Wood, allegedly driven to Tennessee by her son Tommy Hugh Duke after she refused his request. Other thefts include wallet and $275, and jewelry and stereo equipment valued at 2769 from Martha Williams home. Deputies Wells Bennett Garret Watkins investigated.
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Alfred Moen
Muskogee Lane
Destin Airport
James Wells
Kaye Wood
Beach Drive
Wood
Tommy Hugh Duke
Tennessee
Tommy
Willie B. Wood
Duke
Depu
Ty David Bennett
John E. O’conner
Magnolia Road
O'Connor
H.A. Garrett
Martha G. Williams
3Rd St
Destin
Mark Watkins
Tide gauge study delays completion to July
Winter storms slowed tide gauge recordings in the Gulf delaying the study by the Northwest Florida Water Management District to July. The data will inform a culvert design to improve lagoon water quality, with options including one way vs two way flow and potential continuous cycles.
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Gulf
Cole
Northwest Florida
Nwfwmd
Bill McCartney
McCartney
Holiday Isle
Foreman touts panel picker as speed edge in Destin condo projects
Foreman credits his panel picker system with speeding up condo builds on the Florida coast. He notes Emerald Towers and SunDestin near Destin benefited from rapid pours, claiming 45,000 square feet moved in five days and weekly floor pours. Foreman says his Topslab operation, based in Miami but tied to DeFuniak Springs, aims to expand to Jacksonville with no immediate Destin projects lined up.
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Foreman
Emerald Towers
San Destin
Gulf of Mexico
Mayport
Jacksonville
Topslab
John Commander
Commander
Sid Martin
Miami
DeFuniak Springs
Destin
SunDestin
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Shores Ree Ctr
Sun
Mountain Drive
DR. Henry
the Shores
Pet Mel Tehealad Ey
Hsi Ean Th
Tech
Puente
EWI
Visa & Mastercard
Gulf Coast
Wright Brothers
Walter Martin
Walton Beach
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