The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says four people were injured Friday night when two commercial airboats collided in West Bay in Bay County near the State 79 bridge. Bekah Nelson, a spokeswoman for the FWC, said the investigation has been taken over by the Coast Guard because the collision involved two licensed commercial captains. Coast Guard Lieutenant Jordan McGee said quick reactions by the airboats’ captains prevented the collision from being more serious. McGee said both vessels were from the same company.
BAY COUNTY AIRBOAT COLLISION
Jul 23, 2018 | 4:31 AM
Tue Jun 30
Pensacola, FL, USA
83°FFeels Like: 90°F
Wind/Dir: 16 MPH-N
Humidity: 82%
Pressure: 30 INHG
Thunderstorms. Feels like 90°F. Wind 16 mph N. Pressure 30 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 4:56 PM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Tue Jun 30
This Afternoon
94°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 61%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 108. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
80°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-N
Precipitation: 61%
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wed Jul 1
Day
90°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 13%
Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 105. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
81°FLowWind/Dir: 0 MPH-E
Precipitation: 5%
Mostly clear, with a low around 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Thu Jul 2
Day
91°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 5%
Sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
81°FLowWind/Dir: 0 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 3%
Mostly clear, with a low around 81. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Fri Jul 3
Day
91°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 9%
Sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
81°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 9%
Mostly clear, with a low around 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sat Jul 4
Day
90°FHighWind/Dir: 0 MPH-W
Precipitation: 19%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
81°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 19%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sun Jul 5
Day
90°FHighWind/Dir: 0 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 33%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night
81°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 33%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mon Jul 6
Day
89°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 35%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night
82°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 28%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 82.
