The former U.S. Air Force missile-tracking ship Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg begins to sink after cutting charges were detonated May 27, seven miles off Key West. The 523-foot-long Vandenberg was sunk to create an artificial reef to attract recreational divers and anglers. Some 70 percent of the $8.6 million budget was expended to rid the vessel of contaminants before it was scuttled. The Vandeberg sunk in less then two minutes after the cutting charges were fired.
Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
