Air Bags Used to Shift Partially Sunken Ship
Engineers filled dozens of submerged air bags to reposition a 510-foot retired Navy ship that officials want to sink to create one of the world’s largest artificial reefs.
The Spiegel Grove sank prematurely May 17 in about 130 feet of water, hours before it was to be intentionally sunk to the bottom of the sea.
It landed upside down with its bow protruding above the sea six miles off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Its position has made it inaccessible to sport divers.
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