Joe’s Tug
Joe’s Tug has moved and broken apart during recent storms, and there’s not much left. There’s a piece of hull left, and maybe part of a pilot house, just remnants. Perhaps the hull is still visible because it was made of steel. Joe’s Tug may not be the most exciting wreck, but the story is pure Key West!
First, let’s set the record straight: Joe’s Tug is not and was never was a Tug boat. It was an old steel-hulled shrimper. Docked in Key West, Joe’s Tug was bound for Miami to be sunk as an artificial reef. It has been cleaned to environmental standards of the day, ready for sinking. the night before it was to be transported to Miami for sinking, some locals tried to tow it away (to make their own artificial reef? who knows?) and it sunk in 65 feet of water just south of Stock Island.
Joe’s Tug is now sitting in the sand and considered an intermediate dive. There are lots of types of corals here, and water is usually pretty good.
