The
Bimini Scuba Center at the Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina in the Bahamas
recently sank four vessels off North Bimini in 85 feet of water to create a
future artificial reef and scuba diving shipwreck site where divers can visit
multiple wrecks on one dive.
The
new wreck site is called the Coach Sugar Memorial Dive Site. It is the new home of the
165-foot J. P. Kipp Barge, the 90-foot Tug Manatee, a 70-foot landing craft
dubbed The Lady in Red, and an unnamed 30-foot Cuban refugee boat.
"These
artificial reefs will provide a sanctuary for undersea marine life, help
establish coral growth and recruitment and will serve as a playground for scuba
divers and water enthusiasts," said Duncan Brake, underwater cameraman and
former Bimini Biological field station manager.