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Woman Killed In Waterway Accident

A Lake Worth woman was killed Friday night, November 11, when the boat she was riding in on the Intracoastal Waterway struck a channel marker and she was thrown into the water, the Sheriff's Office said. - Full Story

Personal Watercraft, Ski Boat Collide, Killing Fire Chief

Horseplay on the water between a personal watercraft and a ski boat may have been a factor in the crash that killed popular Martin County Fire Battalion Chief Charles 'Chip' O'Hara, according to accounts of witnesses included in a preliminary state report recently released. - Full Story

Pontoon Boat Drives over, Injures Teen

A man accidentally drove over his teenage daughter with a pontoon boat on Lake Beresford near DeLand, authorities said. - Full Story

Wake Zones Approved by Clearwater City Council

Clearwater City Council members passed a controversial wake zone law along the gulf beaches of Sand Key. The new zone will be delineated by a long line of vertical buoys anchored 300 feet offshore. Some Sand Key residents had opposed the zone because they felt the line of bobbing buoys would be unattractive along the beautiful shoreline. However, that argument didn't hold water for a majority of City Council members, who chose safety over aesthetics. - Full Story

Boat Explosion Occurs Near Space Center

NASA officials say a boat explosion just offshore from the Kennedy Space Center wasn't a security breach. - Full Story