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Tourist, 39, dies diving

Key West Citizen - Friday, May 11, 2012
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A Tennessee man died diving offshore Key West Thursday, according to a press release from Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Deputy Becky Herrin. Ollie Macon Smithwick, 39, of Cookville, Tenn., was on...

Key West to say goodbye to Mohawk

Key West Citizen - Monday, May 7, 2012
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The Coast Guard cutter Mohawk will leave the Truman Waterfront for good in the next two weeks and should be sunk as an artificial reef off Lee County in early July, project organizers said...

USS Mohawk finds potential buyer

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Lee County officials will be in Key West within the next couple of weeks to inspect the Coast Guard cutter Mohawk to make sure it's shipshape and ready to set sail for bluer and deeper waters off the...

College hosts day of all things shark

Key West Citizen - Friday, January 27, 2012
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From a man who swims with sharks, we have this character witness testimony. "Sharks aren't mean," said Patrick Rice, dean of the Marine Science & Technology department at Florida Keys Community...

Scuba diver dies; body found floating in water

Key West Citizen - Saturday, January 14, 2012
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A scuba diver died after being pulled from the water near the Vandenberg artificial reef Friday and another man's body was found 20 minutes later floating in the water near the White Street Pier,...

Weather stations down due to funding

Key West Citizen - Sunday, November 27, 2011
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A remote weather station at Sand Key has been partially fixed, but the repairs will do little to aid cruise ship captains, bar pilots, commercial fishermen and other mariners. Earlier this month, a...

Longtime dive shop owner sells to techies

Key West Citizen - Saturday, November 12, 2011
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The longtime owner of a local dive shop sold the shop and accompanying boats to six scuba veterans who plan to rename the business and expand the role of technical diving in Key West...

Mohawk to leave Key West

Key West Citizen - Friday, November 4, 2011
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The Coast Guard's retired cutter Mohawk may be transported to Southwest Florida soon, where it will be sunk as an artificial reef. The Mohawk, which serves as a tourist attraction and is rented for parties, has been docked at the East Quay Wall at the Truman Waterfront in Key West for the past seven years.

Offline buoys hinder harbor pilots

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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Two weather monitoring stations that provide important information to cruise ship captains, the Coast Guard, the National Weather Service and both commercial and recreational fishermen have been down...

'Jelly' swarms affect watersports

Key West Citizen - Friday, August 26, 2011
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A larger-than-normal invasion of moon jellyfish along the island chain is aggravating divers, snorkelers and fishermen in the Florida Keys, who are struggling to avoid areas where they're thickest. The influx has even forced some Upper Keys dive businesses to cancel trips.
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