Divers Affix Huge US Flag To Sunken Military Ship In The Keys To Pay Tribute To Victims Of 9/11

Miami FL

12 September, 2021

10:44 AM

Description

CBS Miami September 12, 2021 Divers in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary unfurled a huge American flag underwater Saturday and attached it to a historic military shipwreck to mark 20 years since 9/11. The 30- by 40-foot flag was carried by divers about 60 feet beneath the ocean's surface and affixed it to the kingpost of the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, the highest point of the wreck whose bottom rests in nearly 150 feet of water. The 523-foot-long former Army troop transporter and Navy missile-tracking ship, was scuttled some 7 miles south of Key West in 2009 to become an artificial reef. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.