Florida – Key Largo Artificial Reef Blossoms After 10 Years – RedOrbit
KEY LARGO, FL – The Spiegel Grove, a 510-foot former US Navy Landing Ship, 10 years ago became the third largest ship in the world ever scuttled to become an artificial reef and the results have been more positive than originally planned.
The Spiegel Grove has welcomed trained divers off Key Largo since 2002, when the local community rallied to scuttle the retired ship and become the backbone of a new reef ecosystem six miles offshore. Its journey to the bottom at a depth of 130 feet is … Read Entire Article Here
May 17, 2012
image – Elkman, flickr
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