Okaloosa County ends Crab Island boat exclusion zone, citing safety, cost, and outdated emergency access needs.

Santa Rosa County ... was hooked at Okaloosa Island fishing pier last week,” Siegfried said. Peony, left, and Ryerson, right, just minutes before being released back into the Gulf.

The ship had docked in Philadelphia for the last 30 years, and was about to be scrapped before Okaloosa County stepped in. The sale and the two-week journey to the Gulf generated worldwide news.