Careless and inexperienced piloting, along with improper anchoring, caused the boating mishap that took the lives of two professional football players and one former USF football player, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Report released this morning. ...more

March 27, 2009

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission just released its investigative report into an ill-fated fishing trip where three football players disappeared, an official said. ...more

March 27, 2009

It wasn't only the bad weather, the 14-foot seas and the glaring spotlight of the media that frustrated the U.S. Coast Guard as it frantically searched for four high-profile boaters who went missing during a fishing trip into the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month. ...more

March 17, 2009

The wife of Oakland Raiders linebacker Victor Marquis Cooper is seeking a presumptive death certificate after his disappearance in a boating accident. ...more

March 12, 2009

The wife of Oakland Raiders linebacker Victor Marquis Cooper is seeking a presumptive death certificate after his disappearance in a boating accident. ...more

March 11, 2009

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday to remember and honor Will Bleakley, a former University of South Florida football player lost during a boating accident last weekend. ...more

March 8, 2009

A memorial service for a former University of South Florida football player lost during a boating accident in the Gulf last weekend will be held in Crystal River today. ...more

March 7, 2009

Pilots flew and boats searched for yet another day, but no signs emerged of three men who have been missing since their boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. ...more

March 6, 2009

Nick Schuyler, the only one rescued so far of four men whose boat capsized Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico, remained in good condition today, though still in intensive care. ...more

March 5, 2009

Relatives of the three missing fishermen called on volunteers to help search after the U.S. Coast Guard called off efforts on Tuesday night. ...more

March 4, 2009