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Fla. AG Files Suit Against BP Over 2010 Spill

Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a lawsuit against oil company BP and Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

2013/04/20

File photo of the Carnival Victory ship. (credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

No Central Agency Oversees, Inspects Cruise Ships

A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for consumers to assess the health and safety record of the ship they’re about to board in what for many is the vacation of a lifetime.

2013/02/16

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Blast Victims’ Relatives Weigh In On BP Plea Deal

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shelley Anderson, whose husband was one of 11 workers killed in the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, made a New Year’s resolution to try to avoid crying in front of their children. […]

CBS Tampa–2013/01/16

The Coast Guard is looking for three Tampa Bay area boaters. (Photo credit: ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)

US Coast Guard Searches for 3 Missing Boaters in Hernando Beach

HERNANDO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for three missing boaters in the Gulf of Mexico. The search began Sunday night when three people failed to return to Hernando Beach in […]

CBS Tampa–2012/04/23

Photo of a plane floating in water. (credit: Mario Tama/GettyImages)

Coast Guard Suspends Search, Confirms ID Of Pilot

The Coast Guard has confirmed that Dr. Peter Hertzak, a physician from suburban New Orleans, was the pilot of an airplane that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after flying in circles for hours.

2012/04/20

Photo of the Gulf of Mexico coast. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Coast Guard: No Signs Pilot Survived Small Plane Crash In Gulf

The Coast Guard says a small plane that two F-15 fighter jets were tracking for hours has crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

CBS Tampa–2012/04/19

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Best Restaurants for Sunsets and Grouper

There’s no better place for sunsets than Tampa Bay and no better fish than Florida’s own prime rib of the sea, grouper. We have collected a list of the best restaurants that serve grouper and have sunset water views guaranteed to give you goose bumps.

CBS Tampa–2012/03/18

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lora turtle) (Photo credit: YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Once Stranded off Europe, Turtle Released in Fla.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Marine experts have released an endangered turtle into the Gulf of Mexico three years after the creature became stranded in Europe.

CBS Tampa–2011/12/27