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› Margaritaville at Sea purchases ship too large for Port of Palm Beach
Margaritaville at Sea is expanding — possibly into a different port. The budget-priced cruise line that operates two-day trips to the Bahamas from the Port of Palm Beach has purchased a much larger ship, according to Maritime Executive, a website and magazine that covers global maritime business. The ship is 85,8612 gross tons, 959 feet long and can haul 2,680 passengers.
› A Marine attack plane crashed off Miami in the 1950s. Divers just found it by accident
During a late afternoon routine training mission about a mile off Miami Beach and Key Biscayne, Marine Corps 1st Lt. Richard Lee McCombs experienced “catastrophic” oil pressure loss in the engine of his Douglas AD-5 Skyraider attack plane. McCombs knew the plane, on a machine-gun-strafing exercise, was going down quickly. So the 25-year-old pilot headed farther out to sea to avoid the beach area. He crash-landed into deeper water in the Atlantic Ocean.
› Former guitar store near Universal theme parks tapped for craft brewery
Hoping to strike a chord with craft beer lovers in Orlando’s tourism district, a business duo is planning to convert a former guitar store along International Drive and Interstate 4 into a micro-brewery and tasting room. Seth Hunter and Sean Flynn are behind an application submitted to the City of Orlando that aims to transform George’s Music, located at 6817 Visitors Circle, into Bear Hug Brewery Company.
› Iconic Tampa seafood shop closes after 47 years
Cox’s Seafood Market, a staple along North Dale Mabry Highway for nearly 50 years, has closed. In a note posted to its Facebook page the company’s owners thanked customers and employees and said Cox’s was “sailing into retirement waters and your unwavering loyalty has been our anchor.” “We’re signing off, but our gratitude remains endless.”
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