118-FOOT TUGBOAT SUNK AS ARTIFICIAL REEF: Okaloosa County’s Natural Resources Team deployed the MV SKIPPIN SUE, a 118-foot tugboat, as an artificial reef on Monday off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach. The vessel was deployed on its port side in 77ft of water approximately 8 nautical miles offshore (30° 14.652’N, 86° 30.235’W). | Get The Coast

Success Loading! 🍾 Believe it or not, all of these clips are of our Bottle Reefs! Instant results are not to be expected in marine conservation, but these are not far from that ⏳ Our Ribbon Reef on North Tip was once a barren rubble field, now it’s a thriving reef teaming with life! At first glance, you wouldn’t expect it, but, when you look closely, you can just about see the bottles poking through between the coral 🪸 As more Bottle Reefs go down, we’re excited to see the reefs expanding! 🙌

Tugboat Accidents in the Maritime Industry