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Old 07-12-2016, 06:30 AM   #1
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Cool Welcome to the Ana Cecilia Shipwreck Artificial Reef in Palm Beach County

I have been volunteer helping Palm Beach County again this year with their artificial reef program. My role over the past decade or two has been to help evaluate locations and perform video surveys of the bottom. The latest project is the Ana Cecilia, a 170-foot, 629-ton freighter, which will be sunk just outside the Palm Beach Inlet near the existing Mizpah wreck in 80+ feet of ocean water.

Read up on the history of the ship here:

Ship that once hauled both hope and drugs to become Palm Beach reef

http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/...o-becom/nrNf7/

The First Cargo Ship to Sail to Cuba in 50 Years Is About to Become an Artificial Reef

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news...l-reef-7903392


Then read up on the dedication of the ship to the tragedies of the lost boys of Jupiter Austin and Perry who disappeared in July 2015 as well as the Sheriff Deputy Fernandas and his son and father-in-law who passed in April 2016.

Ship to be sunk as artificial reef will honor lost Palm Beach County mariners

http://eyeonpbc.blog.palmbeachpost.c...unty-mariners/

Last week, I went to the Miami River ship yard where the vessel is being prepared for sinking. I shot some raw footage of the prep activities that I then edited into best takes down to 7 minutes for exclusive use by the news media. Please note that the crow's nest is supposed to be re-attached on the back deck of the ship for diver photo ops. Here is a link to the final version of the video on YouTube:

Ana Cecilia Artificial Reef Preparation July 2016 Raw Footage Clips

https://youtu.be/QQcUtsMJX50

Besides showing what goes into prepping a ship as an artificial reef, this short 7 minute video will give divers a visual tour of some of the exploration they can do when she is underwater.

Enjoy! Tony



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LATER ADDITIONS AFTER SINKING:



Palm Beach County sinks cargo ship to create artificial reef

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/pa...713-story.html

Scuttled Ana Cecilia Ship Becomes Artificial Reef

http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/vi...ficial/vDqyFh/

Lastly, Check out this one minute long video of the sinking of the Ana Cecilia Shipwreck Artificial Reef in Palm Beach County shot from the high vantage point of the Marine contractor tugboat:

https://youtu.be/xhv1JMhDcfw

FYI, Tony




Here are some video frames of the first dive underwater footage.

































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Old 07-12-2016, 07:27 AM   #2
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Good job Tony. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 07-12-2016, 07:48 AM   #3
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Good job Tony. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome Kevin. I hope to see you offshore when the Ana Cecilia sinks tomorrow morning around 10 am. Tony
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Old 07-12-2016, 08:59 AM   #4
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Re: Welcome to the Ana Cecilia Shipwreck Artificial Reef in Palm Beach County

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You're welcome Kevin. I hope to see you offshore when the Ana Cecilia sinks tomorrow morning around 10 am. Tony
Where is she going to be dropped at?
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Old 07-12-2016, 09:34 AM   #5
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Where is she going to be dropped at?

I added a map of the location with GPS coordinates to my first post.
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Old 07-12-2016, 11:09 AM   #6
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I added a map of the location with GPS coordinates to my first post.
I am glad you clearified that, I was looking at that map and thinking I missed it and asked a stupid question!
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Old 07-13-2016, 06:54 PM   #7
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Re: Welcome to the Ana Cecilia Shipwreck Artificial Reef in Palm Beach County

Tony is there any plans or talk of sinking a ship off juno/jupiter area. The wreck trek is a zoo, would be nice to have some more structure out that way.
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Old 07-14-2016, 06:59 AM   #8
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Re: Welcome to the Ana Cecilia Shipwreck Artificial Reef in Palm Beach County

LATER ADDITIONS TO MY FIRST POST ABOVE AFTER THE ANA CECILIA SINKING ON JULY 13, 2016:



Palm Beach County sinks cargo ship to create artificial reef

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/pa...713-story.html

Scuttled Ana Cecilia Ship Becomes Artificial Reef

http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/vi...ficial/vDqyFh/

Lastly, Check out this one minute long video of the sinking of the Ana Cecilia Shipwreck Artificial Reef in Palm Beach County shot from the high vantage point of the Marine contractor tugboat:

Ana Cecilia Sinking for Artificial Reef on July 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/xhv1JMhDcfw

FYI, Tony






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Old 07-15-2016, 07:22 AM   #9
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I added to my first post above some video frames of the first dive underwater footage.
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Re: Welcome to the Ana Cecilia Shipwreck Artificial Reef in Palm Beach County

Old friend Tom Special dove the Ana Cecilia wreck from the Enterprise boat with us Wednesday. He worked for WPTV in the past and now works for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department. Here is his edited video:

https://youtu.be/eMSdmcNGGJQ

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the coordinates initially added are the mitzpah

Is the Ana Cecilia - ?:

N 26 47.178
W 80 00.968

Any help would be appreciated.
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The wreck is just south and east of the mitzpah (from what I was told).

We were snorkeling on it today, with marginal visibility - at least for us spoiled PB divers.

https://youtu.be/HZolkMPvEHs

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Candlelight vigils held for Austin and Perry year after disappearance

WPTV Alex Hagan
5:20 AM, Jul 25, 2016

"With such an outpouring of support and turnout, she now knows "Light the Coast" will be held each and every year."

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-pa...-disappearance
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the coordinates initially added are the mitzpah

Is the Ana Cecilia - ?:

N 26 47.178
W 80 00.968

Any help would be appreciated.
I added the new wreck coordinates and relationship to the Mizpah wreck in the first post and here:


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On Saturday, July 30, 2016, I did a video survey of the wreck after being underwater for 17 days. I cleaned off the three memorial plaques which had a layer of algae growth on them. Here are a few images from my cameras and my buddy's cameras:













































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