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The sinking of the USS Mohawk from ground level

David Albers/Staff - Jeff Lamphere, of Chaska, Minn., films the sinking of the USS Mohawk into the Gulf of Mexico for his father, Harold Lamphere, who served on the U.S. Coast Guard ship and was unable to travel to the event because of health reasons on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.

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- Jeff Lamphere, of Chaska, Minn., films the sinking of the USS Mohawk into the Gulf of Mexico for his father, Harold Lamphere, who served on the U.S. Coast Guard ship and was unable to travel to the event because of health reasons on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.

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  • David Albers/Staff - Explosives are detonated on the USS Mohawk to sink the ship into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Explosives are detonated on the USS Mohawk to sink the ship into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Explosives are detonated on the USS Mohawk to sink the ship in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - The USS Mohawk sinks into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Ed March, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran who served on the USS Mohawk, watches the ship sink into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - North Fort Myers resident Tom Hutchinson, a veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam watches the USS Mohawk sink in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Ed March, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran who served on the USS Mohawk, watches the ship sink into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Jeff Lamphere, of Chaska, Minn., films the sinking of the USS Mohawk into the Gulf of Mexico for his father, Harold Lamphere, who served on the U.S. Coast Guard ship and was unable to travel to the event because of health reasons on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers patrol the ships gathered to watch the sinking of the USS Mohawk into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - The USS Mohawk is prepared for sinking in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Local veterans visit aboard the Great Getaway as they travel to watch the intentional sinking of the USS Mohawk into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Veterans Ed March and Bill Cobleigh are presented during a short ceremony aboard the Great Getaway in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned USS Mohawk was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Witnesses applaud the sinking of the USS Mohawk in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Witnesses aboard the Great Getaway watch as they approach the USS Mohawk in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Participants visit aboard the Great Getaway as they travel to witness the intentional sinking of the USS Mohawk into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Veterans Ed March and Bill Cobleigh are presented during a short ceremony aboard the Great Getaway in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned USS Mohawk was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - A flag from the USS Mohawk is raised above the Great Getaway before the sinking of the decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard ship in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Bonita Springs resident Ed March, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran who served on the USS Mohawk during World War II, is presented during a short ceremony aboard the Great Getaway in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - North Fort Myers resident Tom Hutchinson, a veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam, watches the USS Mohawk as it is prepared for intentional sinking in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - The USS Mohawk is prepared for sinking in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - North Fort Myers resident Bill Cobleigh, a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, is presented with a flag from the USS Mohawk aboard the Great Getaway in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned USS Mohawk was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - Veterans watch the sinking of the USS Mohawk into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.
  • David Albers/Staff - North Fort Myers resident Tom Hutchinson, a veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam watches the USS Mohawk sink in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, July 2, 2012. The decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter was sunk roughly 30 miles off of Fort Myers Beach to serve as an artificial reef.

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