A proposal to require propeller guards on all Florida boats got a surprisingly warm reception Tuesday when it popped up in a debate about boating safety. The idea was defeated, but the vote was closer ...

Anyone who has been close to manatees immediately notes that without exception all adults and most adolescents have one or more boat propeller scars down their backs. Boats are unquestionably the ...

KEY LARGO, FLA. (WSVN) - U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued a 55-year-old man who suffered a serious leg injury from a boat propeller near Elliott Key, officials said. The Coast Guard reported receiving ...

Saying the proposal might have cost at least five times more than it originally estimated, the Coast Guard has withdrawn a December 2001 proposed rule that would have require owners of recreational ...

Monroe County’s Trauma Star helicopter flew an 18-year-old man to Jackson South Medical Center Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, after he was injured by a boat propeller while swimming in the Florida Keys.

The U.S. Coast Guard's Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety Wednesday announced the release of the Propeller Guard Test Procedure report, intended for use by developers of propeller guard devices ...