Divers to Try Again to Scuttle, Resink Ship
FLORIDA
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Efforts to right and fully sink a retired Navy ship resumed after a three-day delay due to high wind and seas.
The 510-foot Spiegel Grove sank upside-down May 17, hours before it was to be scuttled as an artificial reef and diving attraction.
The ship is in about 130 feet of water, its stern on the bottom but its bow protruding from the ocean six miles off Key Largo.
Workers expect to use several lift bags and buoyancy in the ship’s ballast to roll it onto its right side so they can sink it completely. Two tugboats will haul on heavy chains attached to the ship to help roll it over.
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