Past stories on the USS Vandenberg
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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.

Vandenberg's loose antennae secured

Key West Citizen - Thursday, August 11, 2011

The two antennae atop the USNS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg are secure now, officials said. Workers last weekend finished installing cables, chains, shackles and turnbuckles on the two loose antennae,...

County prepares to pitch sales tax

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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The Monroe County Commission next week will take its first step toward placing a referendum before voters, asking if they would support extending a one penny sales tax, possibly as long as 25...

Art exhibit attached to Vandenberg

Key West Citizen - Sunday, August 7, 2011
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The Vandenberg shipwreck off Key West has long been billed as an underwater classroom for the wealth of marine educational lessons to be learned from its placement on the ocean floor. As of Wednesday, the 522-foot former military ship also became an underwater art gallery, as divers finished installing 12 oversized artistic images to the starboard side at a depth of 93 feet.
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