Tugboat captain presumed lost off Florida coast

The Coast Guard said Monday night that it had suspended the search for a man who had fallen from a tugboat near Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, early Sunday morning.

Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville said it received notification at about 3 a.m. Sunday from the tugboat Pops that a 42-year-old man had fallen into the water while transferring to a barge and had not resurfaced.

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 25 on Facebook identified the man as Ozzy Martinez and said he was...

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