http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/817451.html
The ship would become the world’s second-largest artificial reef that was intentionally sunk. The 911-foot Oriskany, sunk off the coast of Pensacola in 2006, is the largest.
McPherson said he expects the Vandenberg will provide a boost to the struggling Key West economy.
”We’ve never been able to draw wreck divers before,” McPherson said. “Wreck divers brought a whole lifeline to Key Largo and the Upper Keys with the Spiegel Grove [sunk in 2002] and to Pensacola with the Oriskany.”
Once the Vandenberg is sunk, Verge said there will be no additional costs for maintenance.
Excellent news for Key West. According to another Article the ship will be docked at the cruise ship docks for its final preparations. It will sit (if everything goes according to plan) in 140 feet of water with the top super structure reaching up to 40 feet from the surface. Which means theoretically on a day when the water is really clear you could see it from the surface.
