Chepanoc
Tugboat · United States · Lost 2005 · The Gulf of Mexico
A 129-foot steel tugboat sunk off Destin in 2005 as the anchor of Okaloosa County's Starfish Reef Complex.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Chepanoc was a steel-hulled tugboat sunk as an artificial reef by Okaloosa County on December 1, 2005. She rests upright at 107 feet as the central vessel of the Starfish Reef Complex, offering divers a pilothouse swim-through amid abundant reef fish.
Vessel
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- Steel
- 129 ft
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- Diesel, single screw
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Loss
- December 1, 2005
- Intentional sinking
- Off Destin, Florida, Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf of Mexico
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The Wreck Today
- 107 ft
- Intact, upright
- Bow oriented at 240 degrees
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- Part of the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail
Position
- 30.147° N 86.627° W
- Surveyed position
- Destin, Florida
Position published by the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)
The tug's build year and original commercial career were not established in the sources reviewed.
Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail
Sinking date, dimensions, depth, coordinates.
