TAMPA, FLA. (WSVN) – The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a sea turtle in trouble off the coast of Tampa.
During its patrol of the coastline, Sunday, the crew from Coast Guard Station Cortez noticed the marine reptile in serious distress about a mile offshore, between Venice Inlet and Big Sarasota Pass.
The crew discovered a crab pot line wrapped tightly around the loggerheard’s neck…