Okaloosa County BOCC — 2013 meeting #1139 (date undetermined) — AR--Tenneco--TDCPresentationHandouts — reading text

5/31/2013 Deployment of the Tenneco Vessel Shirley J Brown Memorial Reef Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Program The primary objective is to deploy the Tenneco vessel to provide the diving community with an alternative location for open‐water dive certifications 1  5/31/2013 Shirley J Brown Memorial Reef Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Program Defining the Need y The depth limit for Open Water certification is set by the self‐regulated di industry dive i d t and d thi this d depth th iis 60 6 '. y The only Artificial Reef we have for this certification is the Ms. Louise tug vessel off of Crystal Beach in 57' y Local and private dive vessels will descend upon this wreck to perform their certification dives and pre‐certification dives 3 & 4. y Recreational and charter vessels as well as kayakers are able to access the Miss Louise adding to the congestion. y Challenging if not impossible to anchor on Ms. Louise. y Dive shops from around the Southeast bring their students to our area for open water certification. y With the help of the TDC, the local dive community can show that our area is working to further increase the number of training sites. And in doing so, it will only facilitate other dives shops in bringing their students to the area. Shirley J Brown Memorial Reef Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Program Sea Surface 45 feet 60 feet Max depth for OWDC per Industry Platform deck for gear check and rest opportunity Sea Floor 2  5/31/2013 Shirley J Brown Memorial Reef Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Program Proposed Locations Shirley J Brown Memorial Reef Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Program Tenneco History • Constructed in St. Marks, Florida in 1942 • Tennessee Gas & Transmission Co. owned a petroleum terminals at St. Marks • Why Concrete? ‐ because the Nation was at war and steel was scarce • Served to entertain VIPs beyond the 3‐mile line • U db Used by local l l groups for f meetings i and d gatherings h i until il iin the h 1980's 8 ' when h purchased by Capt. Shirley J. Brown “Tugboat" breakfasts on board about once a month with 30 or so invitees from all walks of political and business life from the Pensacola area for a chance to "chow and Chat" and "Meet and Greet“. Local businesses held board meetings and workshops as well as various family birthday parties and reunions. This was done for many years and is still talked about, and is missed. – Ted Brown, son About Shirley J. Brown • Founder Brown Marine Service, Inc. y Tugboat and barge service to Pensacola Port, North Gulf Coast and southern Rivers for over 50 years y Provided Assistance to the UWF Archeology Institute y Constructed many of the early artificial reef systems for Okaloosa County 3  5/31/2013 Shirley J Brown Memorial Reef Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Program 4