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The Sinking of The Vandenberg off Key West
The ship was transferred to the Maritime Administration on 1 May 1999. Her projected transfer to the state of Florida, for use as an artificial reef, received approval on 13 February 2007. The ship was sunk 6 miles (10 km) off the Florida Keys in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The sinking was originally set to take place on 15 May 2008 but was postponed because the ship was placed under "Federal Arrest" by a US Federal Court for failure to pay shipyard fees related to the clean-up and preparation for the sinking. It was later ordered sold at auction to pay the shipyard fees. A group of banks and financiers from Key West was able to arrange to pay the fees and title of the ship was transferred to the city of Key West.
On April 12, 2009, the Vandenberg left the shipyard and began the long tow to Key West. On April 22, 2009 it arrived in the Key West Harbor where it was moored at the East Quay Pier. The sinking took place on Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
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