1 person dead after watercraft accident near Marine Stadium
VIRGINIA KEY, MIAMI, Fla. – A watercraft accident near Miami Marine Stadium has left 1 person dead, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officials who are conducting the investigation. The crash happened around 5 p.m. Saturday when the unidentified victim was riding a personal watercraft near Miami Marine Stadium on Rickenbacker Causeway and lost control, colliding with a concrete structure, according to investigators. Miami Fire Rescue transported the victim to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial where he died from his injuries. Local 10 is working to obtain more detailed information.) Assignment desk editor Wilson Louis contributed to this story.
Coast Guard stops illegal charter boat near Miami Marine Stadium
MIAMI An illegal charter boat was busted by the U.S. Coast Guard over the weekend near Miami Marine Stadium, authorities said. According to Coast Guard officials, 12 people were aboard the 62-foot boat named the Odyssey on Saturday. Illegal charters can be dangerous with unqualified and untrained operators without the required safety equipment and awareness of what to do in maritime emergency situations.Owners and operators of illegal charter boats can face maximum civil penalties of $60,000, or more for illegal passenger-for-hire-operations. Charters that violate a Captain of the Port Order can face more than $95,000 in fines. Officials did not disclose details about the civil penalties given to the owner or operator of the Odyssey.
Miami’s Virginia Key to become world capital of maritime luxury industry this weekend
The director of the Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show and Miami Yacht Show has turned a large area of Virginia Key into a boaters’ paradise. On Wednesday morning, workers flooded nine piers at the Miami Marine Stadium Park in an effort to turn the area into the world capital of the maritime luxury industry this weekend. An area of Virginia Key is being turned into a boaters' paradise this weekend. The Miami International Boat Show will be held Thursday to Monday in Virginia Key's Miami Marine Stadium Park area. The Miami International Boat Show opens Thursday in Virginia Key.
June 2017 community events calendar
It's your one-stop shop to finding out about events taking place around your community. Cost: Free and open to the publicFor more information, visit the website or call 954-201-6681. For more information, visit your local McDonald’s or visit https://restaurantjobs.mcdonalds.com/. For more information, visit marlins.com/playcatch or contact the Marlins Foundation at 305-480-2550 or foundation@marlins.com. Cost: VariesFor more information, visit the Miami-Dade Parks Summer Camps web page, call your local park, or call 3 - 1 - 1 for Miami-Dade County information.