FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — The Fort Pierce waterfront turned into a sea of red, white, and blue Friday for the 16th Annual Patriotic Boat Parade & Blessing of the Fleet, marking Independence Day with a celebration on the water.
Hosted by the Fort Pierce Yacht Club, the event was an official America250 celebration — and the only sanctioned America250 event on the Treasure Coast for the Fourth of July.
Boaters from across the region took part, decorating vessels in patriotic colors as they traveled through the Fort Pierce Inlet in a show of community pride…