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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- General
- Miami Herald
A Florida fishing captain lost a $25K gold chain in Gulf. ‘Need expert divers.'
Captain Tyler Feijoo of Keep On Reeling Fishing Charters posted to the Tampa Bay Fishing Club Facebook with a desperate plea. 'Need expert divers. I lost a very sentimental item today offshore and offer a $5,000 reward if found. I have it marked and should be a easy find!! 160 ft is the depth I will pay for your time and expenses if you're able to try!' The post, dated Thursday, Aug. 14, at 1:50 p.m., made it clear he lost something of substantial value. That loss occurred when he was fishing with fellow captain Ty Colby earlier in the day. 'We went out on kind of a scouting mission,' said Colby, who has been a longtime friend of Feijoo. 'The first spot, we pull up and put out the trolling motor. Some mahi started going off around the boat and I said, 'Tyler, throw out some baits to keep them around.' When he threw out some baits, I watched his bracelet come off in a perfect circle. He was immediately distraught and turns ghost white. We kind of sat there for a while in silence.' The bracelet was an 18K gold Cuban link chain with diamonds that weighed around 300 grams. Colby estimated its value at $25,000 of gold weight alone. It had been passed down through Feijoo's family, adding more sentimental value on top. 'His post found some guys who said they'd try the very next day. I didn't think Tyler would be able to go, so I offered to take them back and show them where, but he was able to last minute,' Colby said. 'I honestly thought there was no way we'd find it, and it would be crazy if we did so we thought we'd at least try.' The divers who joined were very experienced spear fisherman Chad Tripp and Dalton Conrad. Colby said it was apparent they knew what they were doing from the beginning. 'We dropped down a marker ball and Tripp went down first. He came up with a big Hogball he said was lying in the sand, which meant to him the bracelet should also be exposed in the sand and not under it,' said Colby. Tripp described what he was seeing and they repositioned the boat to try to get back to the spot where the bracelet flew off. Conrad was next to try and went down with an underwater scooter to cover more ground. 'We saw his bubbles coming up a bit away from the boat. He didn't say much when he got to the surface. We grabbed his scooter and tanks then helped him in the boat up the ladder. We kind of watched him. He then pulled up his sleeve and said 'you guys looking for this?' We went nuts!' Under his wetsuit sleeve was the bracelet. He told the crew that after only being down for about 45 seconds, he saw it, put it on, and headed toward the surface. Near the spot it dropped was a red grouper hole, leaving the crew thankful it wasn't eaten. Finding it quickly with only two dives the group was ecstatic and a huge relief came over Feijoo. With tanks and air to spare, Colby asked if they wanted to kill some fish. They did just that, adding a few African pompano to the box. Back at the dock, the divers got their reward with Feijoo and Colby happy Tripp and Dalton were able to retrieve the bracelet. 'We were wondering if we would find someone who just wanted us to go out and show them where it was, and then they'd come back and try to get it for themselves,' Colby said. 'But everyone we talked to said they were stand up guys and honest.' 'They made it look easy,' he added.
Roya News
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Roya News
Tens of thousands join anti-government protest in Madrid
Tens of thousands of people rallied Sunday in an opposition-organised demonstration in Madrid accusing the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of corruption. Protesters, many waving red and yellow Spanish flags, massed in the Plaza de Espana, a large square in the centre of the Spanish capital, and chanted "Pedro Sanchez, resign!". The Popular Party (PP) called the rally after leaked audio recordings allegedly documented a member of the Socialist party, Leire Diez, waging a smear campaign against a police unit that investigated graft allegations against Sanchez's wife, brother and his former right-hand man. Diez has denied the allegations, telling reporters on Wednesday that she was conducting research for a book and was not working on behalf of the party or Sanchez. She also resigned from Sanchez's Socialist party. PP leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo has accused the government of "mafia practices" over the affair, and said Sanchez is "at the centre" of multiple corruption scandals. "This government has stained everything -- politics, state institutions, the separation of powers," he told the rally, going on to urge Sanchez to call early elections. The PP estimated that more than 100,000 people attended the rally, held under the slogan "Mafia or Democracy." The central government's representative in Madrid put the turnout between 45,000 and 50,000. 'Go away' The government's spokeswoman, Pilar Alegria, mocked the turnout, writing on X that veteran Spanish rock duo Estopa drew a larger crowd to their recent concert at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium than "the apocalyptic Feijoo at the Plaza de Espana." Sanchez has dismissed the probes against members of his inner circle as part of a "smear campaign" carried out by the right wing to undermine his government. He came to power in June 2018 after ousting his PP predecessor, Mariano Rajoy, in a no-confidence vote over a corruption scandals affecting involving the conservative party. Rafael Redondo, a 73-year-old real estate agent, said the corruption cases that have affected the PP were "completely different". "The corruption that may have existed in the PP involved individuals acting on their own. But the Socialist Party is a criminal organisation which has committed crimes from A to Z," he told AFP at the rally. Maria del Mar Tome, a 59-year-old businesswoman, said she had turned up because "we want Pedro Sanchez to go away once and for all, because this man is corrupt, he's a liar." Poll lead This is the sixth protest which the PP has organised against the government since Feijoo took the helm of the party in April 2022 The demonstration comes as the PP is gearing up for an extraordinary party congress set for July. Originally set for 2026, Feijoo moved the event forward, citing the need for the party to "be prepared" in case of early national elections in what was seen as an effort to consolidate his power. Rajoy and another former PP prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, attended Sunday's rally, along with several heads of regional governments. Recent polls show the PP holding only a slim lead over the Socialists. although Sanchez remains the most highly rated party leader among voters. One in four voters, 24.6 percent, said Sanchez is their favourite party leader to lead the country, ahead of the leader of far-right party Vox, Santiago Abascal, who was picked by 17.1 percent, according to a poll published Monday in daily newspaper El Pais. Feijoo was the third most popular option, with 16.6 percent. The next general election is expected in 2027.
France 24
08-06-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Tens of thousands join anti-government protest in Madrid
Protesters, many waving red and yellow Spanish flags, massed in the Plaza de Espana, a large square in the centre of the Spanish capital, and chanted "Pedro Sanchez, resign!". "The expiry date on this government passed a long time ago. It's getting tiring," Blanca Requejo, a 46-year-old store manager who wore a Spanish flag drapped over her back, told AFP at the demonstration. The Popular Party (PP) called the rally after leaked audio recordings allegedly documented a member of the Socialist party, Leire Diez, waging a smear campaign against a police unit that investigated graft allegations against Sanchez's wife, brother and his former right-hand man. Diez has denied the allegations, telling reporters on Wednesday that she was conducting research for a book and was not working on behalf of the party or Sanchez. She also resigned from Sanchez's Socialist party. PP leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo has accused the government of "mafia practices" over the affair, and said Sanchez is "at the centre" of multiple corruption scandals. "This government has stained everything -- politics, state institutions, the separation of powers," he told the rally, going on to urge Sanchez to call early elections. The PP estimated that more than 100,000 people attended the rally, held under the slogan "Mafia or Democracy." The central government's representative in Madrid put the turnout between 45,000 and 50,000. 'Go away' The government's spokeswoman, Pilar Alegria, mocked the turnout, writing on X that veteran Spanish rock duo Estopa drew a larger crowd to their recent concert at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium than "the apocalyptic Feijoo at the Plaza de Espana." Sanchez has dismissed the probes against members of his inner circle as part of a "smear campaign" carried out by the right wing to undermine his government. He came to power in June 2018 after ousting his PP predecessor, Mariano Rajoy, in a no-confidence vote over a corruption scandals affecting involving the conservative party. Rafael Redondo, a 73-year-old real estate agent, said the corruption cases that have affected the PP were "completely different". "The corruption that may have existed in the PP involved individuals acting on their own. But the Socialist Party is a criminal organisation which has committed crimes from A to Z," he told AFP at the rally. Maria del Mar Tome, a 59-year-old businesswoman, said she had turned up because "we want Pedro Sanchez to go away once and for all, because this man is corrupt, he's a liar." Poll lead This is the sixth protest which the PP has organised against the government since Feijoo took the helm of the party in April 2022 The demonstration comes as the PP is gearing up for an extraordinary party congress set for July. Originally set for 2026, Feijoo moved the event forward, citing the need for the party to "be prepared" in case of early national elections in what was seen as an effort to consolidate his power. Rajoy and another former PP prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, attended Sunday's rally, along with several heads of regional governments. Recent polls show the PP holding only a slim lead over the Socialists. although Sanchez remains the most highly rated party leader among voters. One in four voters, 24.6 percent, said Sanchez is their favourite party leader to lead the country, ahead of the leader of far-right party Vox, Santiago Abascal, who was picked by 17.1 percent, according to a poll published Monday in daily newspaper El Pais. Feijoo was the third most popular option, with 16.6 percent. The next general election is expected in 2027. © 2025 AFP
