It is harder then one might think when trying to sink a ship intentionally. Vessels are engineered to float and will fight to do so. It took over two years to prepare this tugboat for sinking and she fought to stay afloat up to the very last minute.
In this case we purposefully scuttled two vessels to create marine habitat and a new fishing and scuba diving location accessible when visiting Jacksonville Florida. The vessels were rigorously cleaned to an environmentally sound condition and sunk at a permitted artificial reef zone offshore the coast. Both this tugboat, and the other vessel scuttled, landed upright on the sea floor 90 feet below.
All sorts of fish and marine we make these newly sunken ships their home in a short period of time. Make sure to visit the Jacksonville Florida region to experience these offshore destinations first hand.
Thumbnail photo of the tugboat sinking was captured by Keith Mille of the FWC and was slightly edited for KZfaq display.