'That's the flattest we've ever sent one down.' The Everglades followed minutes later, in a little more dramatic fashion. “That’s the prettiest one I’ve ever done,” exclaimed McCulley, as he oversaw the complex operation from the wheel of his yacht. Then, within just a few minutes, the vessel righted itself and sank perfectly straight up at 11 a.m.
Once the ocean water began to flow in through large holes cut into the side, the ship began to list still more. The M60s are the first of 100 tanks that.Īfter nearly two hours of seawater being pumped into the hold, the Philomena began to list. In the war to attract diving tourists to South Florida, Dade County has won a battle of sorts by sinking two surplus U.S. Seas were smooth, skies were blue and more than 70 boatloads of people turned out to watch the 150-foot steel cargo vessel, Lady Philomena, and the 90-foot tug Everglades, become the latest additions to Volusia County’s artificial reef system.ĭivers have installed a plaque identifying the final 250 contributors to a project that turned a U.S. After waiting for months for fair seas, Volusia County and McCulley, the county's marine contractor, couldn’t have asked for a better day. PONCE INLET - John 'Boo' McCulley has sent dozens of vessels to the bottom of sea to become artificial reefs, but none more picture perfect than the sinking of the Lady Philomena and Everglades on Saturday, nine miles east in the Atlantic Ocean. Seas were smooth, skies were blue and more than 70 boatloads of people turned out to watch the sinking of the 150-foot steel cargo vessel, Lady Philomena, and the 90-foot tug Everglades.
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