President-elect Trump wants to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico
President-elect Donald Trump says he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name he said has a “beautiful ring to it.”
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Three hurt, including two Alabama teenagers, in two shark attacks near Destin, Florida
Authorities are using boats to patrol the Gulf of Mexico and warning swimmers about sharks in the Destin, Florida, area, where a woman and two teenage girls were hurt in two separate shark attacks on Friday.
Bodies of woman, two children recovered off Florida’s Pensacola coast
Search crews in Florida have recovered the bodies of a woman and two children, ages 6 and 7, who are believed to have drowned while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.
Montgomery Man Drowns at Panama City Beach
A Montgomery man has drowned in the Gulf of Mexico at Panama City Beach, Florida.
Biden Proposal Would Allow Up to 11 Sales of Offshore Drilling Leases
The Biden administration is proposing up to 10 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one in Alaska over the next five years.
Catch a Tagged Amberjack in The Gulf of Mexico, Get $250 Reward
Anglers who catch one of the 750 tagged fish can call the phone number on the tag, give details about the catch, and claim a $250 reward.
Tropical Storm Sally Set to Become Hurricane and Threaten U.S. Gulf Coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Tropical Storm Sally churned northward on Sunday, poised to turn into a hurricane and send life-threatening storm surge along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Sally is expected to become a hurricane on Monday and reach shore by early Tuesday, bringing hurricane conditions to a region stretching from from Morgan City, Louisiana, to Ocean Springs, Mississippi….
Search Called Off for Woman in Gulf
Planes from Mobile used in search.
GALVESTON, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search in the Gulf of Mexico for a passenger missing from a cruise ship that sailed out of Galveston. A Coast Guard statement says search and rescue coordinators suspended the search for 33-year-old Samantha Broberg around 8:15 p.m. Sunday. The statement says crews searched for 20 hours and covered more…
