Lee County has the distinction of being the home of the first Veterans Memorial Reef dedicated to all U.S. veterans using a military ship. On July 2, 2012, the USS Mohawk was towed from Fort Myers ...

Unless you’re a professional scuba diver, chances are you’ve never explored an underwater shipwreck first-hand. Fear not though, as Google Street View has been updated with some sublime photos from ...

For years, artificial reefs have been used to encourage algae and invertebrates, such as barnacles, to provide habitat for fish and other marine life. And for more than a century, scuttled ships have ...

Austrian artist Andreas Franke has turned an artificial reef made from the hull of a World War II Coast Guard cutter into a fine art gallery with a naval twist. Almost 90 feet below the Gulf of Mexico ...

Barrels were sunk 90 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico Atmospheric pressure pulls thick rum syrup from the wood of the barrels 200 bottles of this unique rum will be available July 2 All ...

On Thursday%2C Wicked Dolphin will release the Sunken Barrel USS Mohawk CGC Reserve rum. Only 200 bottles were produced of this spirit. Five barrels of distilled water were sunk 90 feet below the ...

The results are ship-centered reefs that are a magnet to both exotic fish and deep-sea divers in search of high adventure. Franke’s haunting, yet amusing pictures are created by his shooting photos of ...

KEY WEST -- A World War II veteran saw the Coast Guard vessel he served on more than 60 years ago get dedicated Saturday as this island city's newest museum. Howard Marshall, 84, of Middleboro, Mass., ...

The retired United States Coast Guard cutter USS Mohawk, which was sunk off Fort Myers Beach last July to serve as an artificial reef, has now been transformed into underwater art gallery. On Saturday ...

Although the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau markets itself as The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, the area has always been about more than just sand, sea and surf. There are golf courses, ...

KEY WEST - A World War II veteran saw the Coast Guard vessel he served on more than 60 years ago get dedicated Saturday as this island city's newest museum. Howard Marhsall, 84, of Middleboro, Mass., ...