The Sinking of A Sailboat

This sailboat sank offshore Jacksonville Florida and landed on the seafloor 90 feet below. The vessel was intentionally scuttled to create a new scuba diving destination. This video shows the the process, from a point of view perspective, of how the ship was sunk.
This was one of two boats purposefully sunk in a recent effort to create new ocean habitat off the coast of northeast Florida. The two ships were recycled in a unique fashion that will benefit the ocean environment and provide a recreational destination for fishermen and scuba divers.
The GPS coordinates for those who wish to visit the diving site are below.
30°22.011' N
80°54.320' W

[@timflynn2136]

The stories that sailboat could tell! Nice new home for sea creatures! Bravo

[@uwjax]

Thank you very much!

[@sadlerpoint]

So grateful to have these new wrecks off our coast! Great habitat and resource!

[@UWPICVID]

Thank you and this is exactly why we put the effort to these endeavors

[@johnwhite7357]

That was a very nice boat. Wish I had that

[@ancientsalt4291]

Was thinking the same thing.

[@Jenny-of4dn]

Big gal and very beautiful!

[@reallifesnowpiercer]

is that jimmy dales tugboat when after tugboat sinked?

[@michaelfletcher1224]

Why?

[@Jenny-of4dn]

Heck, WHY?? Alloy built boat could be brought back to life! Beautiful, timeless design, I saw much worse looking boats afloat.

[@uwjax]

This vessel sat for many years with that intention and it never happened. It was ultimately determined more valuable to the community and environment to create an artificial reef habitat.

[@Jenny-of4dn]

@@uwjax Too sad! 😭 But thank you for sharing insight. Yet hard for me to watch.

[@philmatoph]

Why not just give it away that boat could have been brought back to life .

[@HuongPham-sf6ul]

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[@TnStrading]

its a waste