Coast Guard terminates illegal charter vessel near Big Sarasota Pass
A Coast Guard Station Cortez law enforcement crew, with assistance from Sarasota Police Department, terminated an illegal charter vessel, Friday, near Big Sarasota Pass, Florida. Coast Guard officers deemed the vessel acted as a small passenger vessel without certificate of inspection, terminated the charter’s voyage, and escorted the boat and passengers back to Nora Patterson park, Siesta Key. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)