Jay Scutti
Harbor Tugboat · Netherlands · Lost 1986 · Florida's Atlantic Coast
A seized Aruban harbor tug, renamed for a diver's late son and dynamited into a Fort Lauderdale reef in 1986.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in the Netherlands in 1961 as the harbor tug Arikok for the Aruba Ports Authority, the vessel was later seized by the U.S. Coast Guard while smuggling roughly 15 tons of marijuana. Fort Lauderdale businessman Dale Scutti purchased the forfeited tug at auction and had it sunk near his beachfront home in memory of his son Jay, an avid diver. The tug was sent to the bottom with dynamite on September 19, 1986. She now sits upright as the anchor of a small Fort Lauderdale wreck cluster.
Vessel
- 1961
- Jonker and Stans
- Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
- Steel
- 95 ft
- Not established
- Not established
- Diesel, single screw
- Aruba Ports Authority (originally)
Loss
- September 19, 1986
- Intentional sinking
- Off Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Atlantic Ocean
- Not established
- Not established
- 0
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 50-70
- Upright, intact, listing slightly to port.
- Upright, bow north
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- 26.16° N 80.08° W
- Approximate position
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (84/100)
Build and seizure history, sinking date.
Sinking narrative and depth.
