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Florida under watches and warnings as Hurricane Ian now a Category 2 and strengthening

MIAMI — A large swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast is under hurricane and storm surge watches and warnings Monday from Category 2 Hurricane Ian, which whipped up overnight and is expected to turn into a major storm as it heads toward a potential first landfall in western Cuba.

Miami Herald · Sep 26, 2022

All 14 on boat in deadly crash off the Florida Keys were ejected, official report says

MIAMI — All 14 people aboard a boat that crashed off the Florida Keys over Labor Day weekend were ejected from the vessel, according to the first official report on Tuesday.

Miami Herald · Sep 6, 2022

More than 20 migrants drop into the ocean after vessel capsizes off the Florida Keys

MIAMI — Several people were rescued from the ocean off the Florida Keys Friday morning and the Coast Guard was searching for others who were aboard a large migrant boat attempting to reach South Florida.

Miami Herald · Sep 2, 2022

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Florida Keys migrant landings continue. Up to 150 Cubans arrived since Wednesday

MIAMI — Border Patrol agents assigned to the Florida Keys have taken into custody up to 150 people from Cuba since last Wednesday as the migrant exodus from the island nation to the archipelago is on track to reach a seven-year high.

Miami Herald · Aug 31, 2022

The pair were looking for mahi mahi — but instead found a great white shark

Don Gates has spent decades on the water in the Florida Keys angling for the variety of fresh fish that call the clear blue waters off the archipelago home.

Miami Herald · Aug 24, 2022

Ten-year-old boy loses part of his leg after shark attack in Florida Keys

Boy kept saying ‘Jesus will save me’ as his parents rushed to put tourniquet on his leg to slow the bleeding

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

A shark attacked a 10-year-old boy in the Keys. He lost part of a leg, his family says

A 10-year-old boy on vacation with his family in the Florida Keys was attacked by a shark on Saturday while snorkeling at Looe Key, state wildlife police confirmed Monday.

Miami Herald · Aug 15, 2022

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Two dead and five missing as migrant boat capsizes off Florida Keys

US Coast Guard rescues eight people from vessel trying to bring people to the US illegally

The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2022

Coast Guard: 2 dead, 5 missing after migrant boat capsizes

Two people died and five were missing after a boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized off the coast of the Florida Keys

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022

Boat with more than 100 migrants arrives offshore of the Florida Keys

MIAMI — A group of between 100 and 200 Haitian migrants arrived offshore of the Florida Keys Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Miami Herald · Aug 6, 2022

2 dead in water off Florida Keys, and Coast Guard searching for more people

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard said the bodies of two people have been recovered from the ocean water off the Florida Keys on Friday afternoon.

Miami Herald · Aug 5, 2022

Border Patrol responds to more than 6 separate landings in the Keys Thursday

MIAMI — The U.S. Border Patrol said it responded to more than six migrant landings in the Florida Keys Thursday.

Miami Herald · Aug 4, 2022

Did a police boat fatally strike a snorkeler in the Florida Keys? Inquiry launched to find out

MIAMI — Investigators have launched an inquiry into whether a Florida fish and wildlife police boat struck and killed a snorkeler in the Florida Keys last week.

Miami Herald · Aug 2, 2022

Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest begins in Florida Keys

The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest has begun in Key West on the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s July 21 birth

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

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Miami Herald · Jul 21, 2022

More than 150 migrants on an overloaded sailboat grounded off Miami-Dade, Coast Guard says

MIAMI — An overloaded sailboat carrying more than 150 migrants was stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies Thursday morning off Boca Chita Key, a small Upper Florida Keys island located in South Miami-Dade County.

Motor1 · Jul 12, 2022

Travis Pastrana Goes Full Florida Man, Jumps His Subaru GL Over A Bridge

While filming Gymkhana in the Florida Keys, this video captured Pastrana launching his Subaru over the water.

Miami Herald · Jun 30, 2022

Woman bled to death on Cuban migrant boat off the Florida Keys, exile advocate says

MIAMI — A woman from Cuba died last week after suffering an injury on a migrant boat the U.S. Coast Guard found at sea off the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald · Jun 19, 2022

US Coast Guard returns 45 migrants to Cuba after they were stopped off the Florida Keys

The U.S. Coast Guard sent 45 people back to Cuba on Sunday after stopping them off the Florida Keys last week.

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Miami Herald · Jun 16, 2022

A toddler on a Cuban migrant boat has been released from a Keys hospital. What’s next?

MIAMI — A toddler from Cuba who was aboard a migrant boat that the U.S. Coast Guard stopped off the Florida Keys has been released from the hospital after treatment for dehydration, according to the Border Patrol — and the boy and his family can stay in the country for…

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022

Florida Keys: the eco way to do a great American road trip

When Jack Kerouac went On the Road he chose a gas-guzzling 5-litre Hudson. Hunter S Thompson’s ‘Red Shark’ Chevrolet in ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ sported a thirsty 6-litre V8, just like Thelma and Louise’s emission-belching Ford Thunderbird.

Miami Herald · Jun 11, 2022

Baby on migrant boat stopped off Florida Keys suffering from dehydration, taken to hospital

MIAMI — A baby from Cuba aboard a migrant boat stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard off the Florida Keys Friday night was taken to a Monroe County hospital to be treated for dehydration.

Miami Herald · Jun 7, 2022

Coast Guard takes back 49 Cuban migrants stopped off the Florida Keys

As what‘s become Tropical Storm Alex menaced South Florida at the end of last week, the Coast Guard stopped nearly 50 people from Cuba off the Florida Keys trying to migrate to the United States in separate incidents.

Miami Herald · Jun 2, 2022

Coast Guard returns 40 people to Cuba after they were stopped off Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard sent 40 people back to Cuba on Thursday after stopping them off the Florida Keys earlier this week.

Miami Herald · Jun 1, 2022

Will Keys boat captain face charges in parasail tragedy at bridge? ‘It’s possible’

MIAMI — A boat driver who police say cut a parasail cable on Memorial Day, dragging three people across the water before they crashed into a Florida Keys bridge, could face criminal charges, according to the state agency that enforces laws on the water.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

Schaumburg mom killed, 2 kids hurt parasailing in Florida Keys

A sudden storm prompted a boat captain to cut loose their parasail, which then dragged them across the ocean and slammed them into a bridge in the Florida Keys, authorities said.

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