June
15, 2012
6 minutes 4 seconds
Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama
David Walter of
Orange Beach purchased the cargo ship Yokamu in Miami. It was towed
from
there across the gulf to Mobile Bay then down the canal to Orange Beach
passing
by Gulf Shores Alabama. Built 40 years ago in Holland. The 270 x 39 foot ship will be sunk
as an
artificial reef after being cleaned and prepared.
Both Florida
and Alabama are interested in getting it. The total cost of purchasing,
towing, cleaning and sinking is $500,000. The Alabama Department of
Conservation has pledged $100,000 toward the purchase. There are no whole
sunken ships off the coast of Alabama so there is a lot of interest in
keeping the Yokamu here.
We will have more details when available.
Still photos by the Orange Beach Community website,
http://www.orangebeach.ws.
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