Joe Weatherby, left, who 13 years ago identified the former U.S. Air Force missile-tracking ship Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg as a candidate for sinking as an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, is congratulated by Monroe County Commissioner Mario Di Gennaro, right, after tying a Conch Republic flag to a stanchion on the Vandenberg, sunk about seven miles off Key West, Fla., in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Following a dramatic scuttling, the Vandenberg officially opened to sport divers and anglers May 30.
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