The USS Arthur W. Radford has been moved...

[njdiver1]

she now resides at Pier 9 while work on her begins before dry docking for removal of props, shafts and fluids. It is hoped that within 110 days she will be ready for reefing.

 

[a22shady]

The Radford, at a length of 563 feet, will be the longest vessel ever reefed in the Atlantic, with the sinking to take place at the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore site located 26 miles southeast of the Indian River Inlet.

More info in link Below. According to Dive training Magazine it will be sunk sometime in August.


Ex-warship Radford to be longest vessel sunk in Atlantic Ocean as artificial reef

 

[njdiver1]

Note the date of the press release, 10/8/2009. Delays due to paperwork and equipment retrieval have pushed the date out to October 2010.

The Radford, at a length of 563 feet, will be the longest vessel ever reefed in the Atlantic, with the sinking to take place at the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore site located 26 miles southeast of the Indian River Inlet.

More info in link Below. According to Dive training Magazine it will be sunk sometime in August.


Ex-warship Radford to be longest vessel sunk in Atlantic Ocean as artificial reef