A Sarasota County Fire Department fire fighter waits for a Coast Guard Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter on the back of a Station Cortez 45-foot response boat on the Gulf of Mexico, Dec. 4, 2023. Coast Guard Station Cortez is located in Cortez, Florida and has a crew complement of 24. ( Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dylan Young)

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