Three Texas boaters missing for a week were reunited with their families early Sunday after they were found alive, sitting on top of their capsized catamaran 180 miles from land, the Coast Guard said. ...more

August 30, 2009

A Gibsonton man escaped injury after his boat caught fire and sank in Tampa Bay this afternoon. The 38-foot recreational boat eventually sank and is considered a complete loss, authorities said. ...more

July 6, 2009

An 87-foot Coast Guard cutter will search all night for two pilots whose plane apparently crashed Sunday into the Gulf of Mexico, authorities say. ...more

December 1, 2008

A woman who jumped from the center span of the Sunshine Skyway on Sunday afternoon was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard boat and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. ...more

September 28, 2008

Nine boaters were rescued by the Coast Guard in three incidents near Homosassa on Tuesday after storms passed through the area, the guard reported. ...more

August 12, 2008