Florida Coastal Erosion Study Aims to Save 800 Miles
UF engineers launch what officials call the most comprehensive coastal study globally to monitor and analyze Florida shores. The eight to ten year project with $10 to $20 million funding will map erosion along 800 miles of coastline and 5,000 miles of bays and tributaries using surveys, data gathering, and satellite imagery.
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Long
University of Florida Information Service
Florida
National Shoreline Survey
Hsiang Wang
University of Florida
Coastal and
Wang
Congress
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Bob Graham
Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association
Florida Department of Natural Resources
Atlantic and
Gulf
Jacksonville
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Stan Tait
California
Florida Inlet
Coast Guard Reports October Vessels Fire and Distress Along Florida Coast
Coast Guard logs detail multiple incidents from October including a 20-foot boat fire east of Tom's Bayou Bridge Valparaiso at 3 52 p m started by a fuel leak during dock work. Crews controlled the fire before a 41-footer arrived. owners Oliver D. Taylor and Marvin Cochran escaped safely. Other entries note grounding near the east jetty, a disabled 18-foot craft west of Destin sea buoy, a 73-foot shrimp boat fire at Boggy Bayou that sank, and a distress call for a 23-foot craft overdue from Hurlburt Marina.
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Tom’s Bayou Bridge
Valparaiso
Air Force
Benton Grimsley
Shalimar
Destin Harbor
Destin Sea
William Thompson
Chattanooga
Walter Spence
Niceville
Spence
Coast Guard
Eglin Afb
David Glewn
Fort Walton Beach
Brooks Bridge
Sound
Jeffrey L. Schank
Seagull Marina
Burglary Report At Garden Apartment On Forest Court
Betsy Fogle reports a break in at her garden apartment between 11 p.m. Oct 10 and 4 a.m. Oct 11. Entry was gained by climbing the fence and sliding glass door. Items stolen include an Atari 1000 computer, games and cassettes, a purse with papers, and $50. Estimated value about $600. Deputy R B MacGrogan investigated.
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Betsy Fogle
Forest Ct
Fogle
R.B. MacGrogan
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