Fabricated steel sunken cargo ship MV Youkamu, renamed from sinking on Lulu is 82 meters long and 12 meters wide wreck, located in a nice “nitrox” depth of 35 meters. Because The Lulu wreck sits straight up on the bottom and the uppermost parts of the ship will be 55 feet above the bottom, recreational scuba divers can dive to the shallower parts of the ship and enjoy the marine life and fish there. More experienced divers can prowl the passageways and the nooks and crannies in the deeper area of the ship. The LuLu will for sure become a scuba diving adventure dive site for local divers and those from across the country.
The cost to buy and sink a ship of this size for a reef and scuba divers’ haven has been out of reach for the Alabama Marine Resources Division. But due to the combined efforts of David Walter, who is the owner of Walter Marine (a developer of public artificial reefs in Orange Beach), Vince Lucido, president of the Alabama Gulf Coast Reef and Restoration Foundation, and Mac McAleer, project title sponsor, Alabama now can boast its first artificial diving reef. This is Walter Marine's 13th ship to deploy. You can find the exact positioning of Lulu wreck right in the Adrex.com Diving Locations.
Text: Thomas Video: Youtube Photos: Florida Dive Connection by Tommy Smedley.
