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2. 'What a morning!' Huge waterspout churns offshore as ... - AOL

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   At 6 a.m. CDT Tuesday, Boo Freeman filmed a massive waterspout off the coast of Destin, Florida, about 50 miles east of Pensacola, before most people had their first cup of coffee. "What a morning!

3. Rigs-to-Reefs - Wikipedia

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   The United States began extracting oil offshore in the early 20th century and the first offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico was built in 1947 off the Louisiana coast. [20] "Today over 4,500 offshore oil and gas platforms have been installed supplying 25% of the United States' production of natural gas and 10% of its oil." [21]

4. Choctawhatchee Bay - Wikipedia

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   Fort Walton Beach, Destin Santa Rosa Beach, Freeport, Niceville, Shalimar, Valparaiso Choctawhatchee Bay is a bay in the Emerald Coast region of the Florida Panhandle . The bay, located within Okaloosa and Walton counties , is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico and has a surface area of 334 square kilometres (129 sq mi). [ 2 ]

5. List of shipwrecks of Florida - Wikipedia

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   A Spanish-Cuban slave ship that wrecked on a reef in the Florida Keys after a running gun battle with a Royal Navy anti-slavery patrol ship. USS Helena I United States Navy: 11 September 1919 A yacht that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. Henrietta Marie England: 1700 A slave ship sunk off Florida Keys. Herrera Spain ...

6. Destin History & Fishing Museum - Wikipedia

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   The Destin History & Fishing Museum is located at 108 Stahlman Avenue in Destin, Florida, at the foot of the Destin Bridge.It sits directly across the street from the Destin Community Center and down the road from the Destin Library.

7. Destin, Florida - Wikipedia

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   It is a principal city of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,931 at the 2020 census, up from 12,305 at the 2010 census. Located on Florida's Emerald Coast, Destin is known for its white beaches and emerald green waters. Originating as a small fishing village, it is now a ...

8. Offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico (United States)

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   The first federal lease sale offshore Florida was in 1959. In the 1980s the state of Florida objected to further federal lease sales in offshore Florida, and the last one was held in 1985. Because of state objections, the federal government agreed to pay $200 million to nine oil companies to buy back leases south of 26 degrees north latitude. [28]

9. Destin Fishing Rodeo - Wikipedia

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   The Destin Fishing Rodeo hosts daily weigh-ins from 11am CST to 7pm CST behind AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar on the Destin Harbor. The tournament leaderboard is displayed right next to the weigh-in dock. All categories are displayed on the leaderboard and updated daily. For viewers, there is also a small grandstand underneath the leaderboard. [5]