U.S. Coast Guard

A search has been suspended off the Gulf shore for 57-year-old Attorney Randall Spivey, and his 33-year-old nephew Brandon Billmaier. The Coast Guard said they were reported missing at about 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19.

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Station on Fort Myers Beach will host a "Boat America" Responsible Boating Course on Dec. 20 from 8 am to 5 pm at the Pine Ridge Community Center, 15660 Pine Ridge Road, Fort Myers. The session will cover safe boating practices, navigational tools, equipment use, and more.

A U.S. Coast Guard boat crew rescued eight boaters Saturday after their 26-foot vessel became disabled in the Gulf about 35 miles west of Venice.The boaters and vessel were brought back to a Venice Inlet boat ramp with no reported injuries.

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Station on Marco Island will host five boating safety courses throughout November and December.

A rescue crew at the Fort Myers Beach U.S. Coast Guard station saved seven boaters Sunday night after a vessel collision between a 36-foot vessel and barge near Fort Myers Beach.The USCG rescue crew safely transferred all seven boaters to awaiting emergency medical service personnel in stable condition at the station.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew medevac'd a 77-year-old fishing boat captain Sunday experiencing stroke-like symptoms while in the Gulf about 138 miles southwest of Sanibel Island.The man was safely transported to Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers.

Boat captain and his dog were plucked from the raging Gulf of Mexico as Helene marched up the coast

Coast Guard aircrews rescued two adrift boaters, Sunday, after their 34-foot sailing vessel lost its sail 73 miles off Boca Grande.No injuries were reported.

The United States Coast Guard has suspended a search for a man who fell off a fishing vessel 80 miles off Sanibel Island, Saturday, pending new information.Missing is 29-year-old Sterling Grover of Palm Harbor.