Sinking The Vandenberg to make an Artificial Reef in Key West for Wreck Diving
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2009
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Aerial, on-board and underwater video of the sinking of the 2nd largest artificial reef just off the coast of Key West. This 13-year project to create a new artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary finally ended May 27, 2009, with the intentional sinking of the former missile-tracking ship the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg. The 523-foot-long ship is situated about seven miles south of Key West. The bottom of the ships hull rests on sand at depths between 140 and 150 feet. But the ship is so massive that the superstructure extends to about 45 feet below the surface. Even though the process to acquire, fund, permit, rid the Vandenberg of potential environmental contaminants and tow her to Key West took 13 years, only a minute and fifty four seconds were needed to sink her after a demolition team ignited forty four explosives cutting charges.
That was a beautiful ship sad to see it go. At least it is being used for a reef and not being in the scrap yard.
This was the ship used in the movie 'Virus'
+bukster1 Yep!
@@Digitalislandmedia When you gonna sink another ship?
Great video. On Oct 23,1950 I came to the US on this ship at the age of 3. It was the Harry S Taylor then. We left from Bremerhaven. Born in Wildflecken but am Polish.
damn that ship went down fast
My grandparents, father and aunt were brought to America on that ship when it was called General Harry Taylor, from a displaced person's camp in Germany after WWII. They ended up there after traveling from Russia. So sad to see the great ship sunk. She did her duty.
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nice onboard cam man!!!! the first onboard cam was the camara inside the cabin in the ship or something??? or was it out of the ship on the deck??? plez get back to me at soon as posisble!!!
I'm looking forward to making the dive to the Vandenberg in early January.
thats cool in the middle of the vid when its slowly goes down, then it just drops under the surface in like 3 seconds
now THAT Rocked!!!!
I would like to be on it with the diving suit.
They were going to sell it to recycle the scrap, but no-one bought it, and it was moored in a shipyard where other ships are just dumped if no-one buys them. Then the ship was bought to become a wreck and spent many years being cleaned up, then finally, she was scuttled safely.
There were camera tethered down all over the ship. After the ship was settled on the bed, divers simply recollected the gear, then the wreck was opened to public.
I think it would have been cool to film it sink from under the water line. The same when they sank the Mighty O"
Excellent work by the demolition crew. It went down flat and settled on its keel. The video work is great, too.
I came from Korea to USA in 1960 when it was the Taylor, then spent 5 yrs (1965-70) as a computer operator on the Vandebberg (TAGM10). What ever happened to the Arnold (TAGM09)?
@Riverwake05 I don't live there (yet) , but it is usually around 83-85 degrees even during the winter months.
RIP, Captain Joe
Sounded like someone had a runny case of the shits at 0:34
A better fate then the scrap yards.
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Why not Recycle
Oump n actually this is the ultimate in recycling. As the ship deteriorates it becomes a home for sea life and the iron deposits back into the earth as well over time. Win win actually
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I should go diving and jack that flag it is in international waters is it not -:3 also watch out those nasty aliens are still onboard mwahahaha
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@Photooleg Как вы смеете говорить, что о нас Вы осел. мы затонул корабль, что по причине, не было преступности. so relax