How to Sink A Tugboat ... Do Not Try This at Home

It is harder then one might think when trying to sink a ship intentionally. Vessels are engineered to float and will fight to do so. It took over two years to prepare this tugboat for sinking and she fought to stay afloat up to the very last minute.

In this case we purposefully scuttled two vessels to create marine habitat and a new fishing and scuba diving location accessible when visiting Jacksonville Florida. The vessels were rigorously cleaned to an environmentally sound condition and sunk at a permitted artificial reef zone offshore the coast. Both this tugboat, and the other vessel scuttled, landed upright on the sea floor 90 feet below.

All sorts of fish and marine we make these newly sunken ships their home in a short period of time. Make sure to visit the Jacksonville Florida region to experience these offshore destinations first hand.

Thumbnail photo of the tugboat sinking was captured by Keith Mille of the FWC and was slightly edited for YouTube display.

[georgebrill]

It was tough to watch. Tug Engineer 38 yrs. I worked tug Celtic for two yr's. A year after I got off, it went down in a storm in Long Island Sound, off South Norwalk in 80 ft. of water and took the whole crew with it/ Cap. Charles Markey, Mate Donal Magowen, Chief Norman Parish, Deckhand Paul Chartrand, and a new man didn't know.

[finnnn_]

Thanks for the reminder, I won’t sink my tugboat at home now!

[_Quso_]

thanks for clarifying to not try this at home, my mum would be pissed if i destroyed the bathtub...

[IsaiahGuitars]

“Do not try this at home”
Like i have a whole entire ocean in my home

[darkmedellin]

I have an ocean at my home. Definitely gonna try this

[Durchii]

Instructions unclear. There is now a half-buried tugboat in my backyard.

[NathanielVassallo]

My God that is really cool! I’m really interested in shipwrecks since I watched the Titanic movie. I’m gonna make a little experiment of that lol.

[sadlerpoint]

Great job Joe! Looks like you’ve been busy!

[jimwelestrella]

"Don't try this at home" do you think I can sink a ship at home?

[gyrojomo]

Rest In Peace and God bless you, Jimmy Dales

[desertratconnieconstance]

Sorry to see her go. I bet the stories she takes with her were good one's.

[RailPreserverK]

If you do this again could you show the interior flodding ? That sort of thing interests a lot of people

[ShipDaily-tpwl]

The plant inside the funnel makes it hilarious to watch

[dampflokfreund]

Great video! Though, a shame they didn't put GoPros deeper into the ship, in the corridors and engine room. That would've been even more interesting.

[orionharmon]

The tugboat seems a bit old, it looks deserted and it's abandoned. No other co-workers ever try to tow it away so they can try to repainted and remodeled it one.

[maximusmaxhere]

Cant wait to for the summer to put my kids in basement on that tugboat

[getout]

The sun is sleeping quietly
Once upon a century
Wistful oceans calm and red
Ardent caresses laid to rest
For my dreams I hold my life
For wishes I behold my night
The truth at the end of time
Losing faith makes a crime
I wish for this night-time
To last for a lifetime
The darkness around me
Shores of a solar sea
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping
Weeping
With you
Sorrow has a human heart
From my god it will depart
I'd sail before a thousand moons
Never finding where to go
Two hundred twenty-two days of light
Will be desired by a night
A moment for the poet's play
Until there's nothing left to say
I wish for this night-time
To last for a lifetime
The darkness around me
Shores of a solar sea
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping
Weeping
With you
I wish for this night-time
To last for a lifetime
The darkness around me
Shores of a solar sea
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping
Weeping
With you

[Chickenbutt]

If I lived in a tugboat I definitely wouldn't want to try this at home.

[pingusmcpingus-vrmf]

Ah yes, I will remember to not sink my personal tugboat

[MrBubbl]

Is it common to sink ships because recycling them would be too expensive and not worth it?