The US Coast Guard terminated the voyage of a 42-foot pleasure craft with eight people aboard Sunday in Boca Ciega Bay. USCG investigating officers initially discovered the vessel advertising on social media and determined the vessel was not operating in accordance with regulations governing passenger vessels.
A Coast Guard Station Saint Petersburg 29-foot Response Boat-Small law enforcement boat crew and investigating officers, boarded the pleasure craft and discovered the vessel was operating...
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