Boating

In the past year, the State of Florida, Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami have come up with laws designed to crack down on those who live outside designated, regulated mooring fields by limiting the time a boater can anchor in one place and restricting areas where sailors can drop anchor, citing the damage caused to the environment and threats to public safety.

Local municipalities are ramping up enforcement of a recently passed mooring law, causing an uproar among South Florida’s boating communities.

Electric vehicle fires after flood events represent a significant challenge to the modern fire service. Storm surge from Hurricane Helene last September caught many residents off guard, according to Hillsborough County Firefighter Captain Jeff Hartzner.

Conservationists worry a new law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis takes away wildlife officials' best defense against poachers.

The deceased and injured were among 45 people aboard the Clearwater Ferry. The crash was declared "a mass casualty incident" by Clearwater Fire & Rescue.

Miami Beach is tired of a community of live-aboard boaters anchored just offshore. It's adopted policies limiting their access, including making it illegal to tie up dinghies at a city boat launch.

Boating safety issue is in the spotlight following last Saturday’s death of a teenage girl who was wake boarding with friends off Key Biscayne.

For decades, Miami Beach boat dwellers relied on a city-owned dock situated on Dade Boulevard as a crucial means to reach the mainland for their diverse needs. Earlier this year, the city severed their access to the dock near Sunset Harbour.

November is Manatee Awareness month. It's especially poignant for Lee County, which leads Florida with more than 100 sea cow deaths so far this year.

A new law that requires boat renters to carry insurance could put the industry in jeopardy. It comes down to three words - and insurance.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Thursday advanced rule changes for the “Vessel Turn-In Program,” which is intended to help speed the removal of privately owned boats that have been abandoned, wrecked, junked or substantially dismantled in state waters.

Less than 10 minutes after getting a mayday call from the 50-foot recreational vessel, the Coast Guard arrived on the scene to recover all passengers without injury, officials said.