Video: USS Vandenberg Intentionally sunk Near Key West

Retired Navy warship USNS General Hoyt S Vandenberg was intentionally sung off the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday. The ship sunk in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in less than 2 minutes. “It went down like a rock. Everything looked smooth, very smooth,” said a spokesman for the Florida Keys Tourism Council.

The 17,250-ton ship rests about 140 feet below the surface but most of it is only about 40 to 70 feet below the surface.

The Vandenberg was sunk to create an artificial reef for marine life. The project cost $8.6 million and is expected to help divert fishing and diving away from natural reefs.

To sink the vessel, holes were cut around the waterline and in various places throughout the ship. Explosives were placed in the bilge area and detonated inside the hull.

The Vandenberg was decommissioned in 1986. It appeared in the 1999 movie ‘Virus,’ starring Donald Sutherland and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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