Vessel removed from under Cortez Bridge

Pelicans circle Jan. 12 as workers contracted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission remove a vessel that had broken free from its anchor and was lodged under the Cortez Bridge in November 2020following the passage of Tropical Storm Eta in the Gulf of Mexico. Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Allen

The mast of a submerged boat, lodged in November 2020 under the Cortez Bridge during Tropical Storm Eta, is freed.