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I figure the only way he will have the money and political clout to a achieve this project is if he is working for SPECTER. I wonder what cool toys Q will have for 007?

, October 27, 2013 Thinking out of the water Underwater hotel could give colorful views BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff tohara@keysnews.com Hundreds of thousands of scuba divers flock to the Florida Keys each year to see tropical fish, sharks and other colorful marine life. Key West-based...

Thanks Chug, I am pretty sure I will be making regular trips across Alligator Ally and on down to Key Largo. Trtldvr

After 4 years of living on the West Texas high plains (if you call that living) I am coming back to the Sunshine State. I lived down in KW for 13 years, but now I will be living in Fort Myers. So what kind of diving is near by? I know the Mohahk is off shore (I have walked its decks several...

Cousteau seeks to break grandfather's record BY JOSH GORE Free Press Staff jgore@keysnews.com KEY LARGO -- Tides appear to be turning for an underwater laboratory off Key Largo that was almost shuttered last year. Filmmaker and oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau announced last week he will...

Man sells 74 baby sharks caught in Florida waters BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff alinhardt@keysnews.com It remains to be seen whether a California man accused of buying and selling juvenile nurse sharks illegally trapped in the Florida Keys will go to trial on the West Coast or in Key West...

Crew remembers working the 'Vandy' BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff alinhardt@keysnews.com During the Cold War, mariners aboard the General Hoyt S. Vandenberg ship were busy in far off seas tracking missiles both foreign and domestic. The ship -- now the second-largest artificial reef in the...

Lab teaches children to be ocean stewards BY ROBERT SILK Free Press Staff rsilk@keysnews.com KEY LARGO -- It's a Monday morning at MarineLab and 20 students from Stockbridge High School in south central Michigan could be taking one last lagoon snorkel before heading back to the frozen north...

Judging by your response you were in, and for that I say thank you. Trtldvr

, December 8, 2012Dive tower painting honors founder BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff alinhardt@keysnews.com Of the few names that surface in the quiet world of Army Special Forces, Sgt. Maj. Walter Shumate's legend stands as a towering achievement to what one man can accomplish through sheer...

I lived in KW for 13 years with my wife and daughter. It broke my heart when I left in May of 09 to further my carreer. As you said it is tough to live in Paradise, I am sure this is the same in any tourist area. People visit the island on vacation, have a great time; days on the water and...

Archaeologists search reefs for clues Mystery ship could be century-old Hannah M. Bell BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff tohara@keysnews.com A group of volunteer divers converged on the Florida Keys this week to help unlock an underwater mystery off Key Largo dating back possibly to the early...

Sanctuary officials dive into public comments BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff tohara@keysnews.com Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary officials this month will embark on the second part of a management plan review process and will begin dissecting thousands of comments about possible rule...

Now if you want to get to the reef fast, maybe you can ride along with this guy. http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/florida-conch-divers/428857-yacht-slams-into-sand-key-reef.html Trtldvr

This was a cut and paste job from the Key West Citizen's web page. Sorry I dont have access to the rest of the story. Yacht was on autopilot when it slammed into reef FWC: Captain of 61-foot sportfisherman below making coffee The captain of the 61-foot vessel Laid Back, which slammed into the...

Keys shipwreck has Hollywood link BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff alinhardt@keysnews.com A Key West salvor believes an 1856 shipwreck of the merchant ship Isaac Allerton has ties to the Baldwin brothers of Hollywood fame, and his lawyer has sent a letter to movie star and "30 Rock" actor Alec...

Mohawk scuttled off Sanibel Island BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff tohara@keysnews.com A piece of Coast Guard and Key West history came to its final resting place on Monday. The retired Coast Guard cutter Mohawk, which was a floating museum berthed at Key West's Truman Waterfront for six years...

Sanctuary/refuge hearings wrap up User fees to restore coral, better education among suggestions BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff tohara@keysnews.com Efforts to restore damaged reef with cultivated coral have met with notable success over the past five years, and the Florida Keys National Marine...

We can only hope that since she works with FWC, they make him regrett it. Safe dives Trtldvr

Angler charged after pulling up diver BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff alinhardt@keysnews.com A biologist collecting data in 55 feet of water near the Western Dry Rocks last month was jerked to the surface by a fishermen apparently angry that her dive flag was in his fishing spot, according to...