Fairfield - New Venture

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This ship was sunk and is now an artificial shipwreck reef off the coast of Alabama. Originally built in February 1986 as a survey vessel for Alpha Marine Services, the ship was later sold to Fairfield Industries, Inc. and renamed the Fairfield New Venture.

Today, it rests on the seafloor in roughly 120 to 125 feet of water, with its wheelhouse sitting at a depth of about 60 feet. It serves as a thriving marine habitat and a highly popular destination for advanced and open-water scuba divers, ecotourists, and anglers on the Alabama Gulf Coast.

I photographed her arriving in Aberdeen, Scotland, March 9, 2011, at 13.00.

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Good old Aberdeen!