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LuLu

Coastal Freighter · United States · Lost 2013 · The Gulf of Mexico

A retired 271-foot coastal freighter purpose-sunk off Orange Beach in 2013 as Alabama's first whole-ship diving reef.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Originally the coastal freighter Yokamu, the 271-foot steel-hulled vessel was retired from commercial service and purpose-sunk off Orange Beach, Alabama, on May 26, 2013. Renamed LuLu after sponsor Mac McAleer's ex-wife Lucy Buffett, she became Alabama's first whole-ship recreational diving reef, prized for a shallower top structure than the nearby Oriskany.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: 271 ft
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Diesel, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: May 26, 2013
Cause: Intentional sinking
Location: About 17 nautical miles south of Perdido Pass, off Orange Beach, Alabama, Gulf of Mexico
Water: Gulf of Mexico
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 112 ft
Condition: Intact, upright
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Managed by the Alabama Gulf Coast Reef and Restoration Foundation