July 9th 2010 The temporary bridge in St Augustine that was used during the repair process of the Bridge of Lions has been dismantled. The piling material will be used as artificial reef material. The video below shows some of the material being placed on a barge in preparation for the artificial reef deployment later [...]

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7-10-2010 Today’s two dives were my personal best offshore North East Florida. At a depth of nearly 80 feet we could see the reef structures from the surface. It was absolutely spectacular; comparable to a good day of Keys diving. The videos and pictures to follow will give you a good idea of how nice [...]

TISIRI’s Ed Kalakauskis, Larry Davis, and Joe Kistel met with Carl Blow of the St. Johns County Port Authority in regards to the upcoming reef deployment. The meeting was on the Bridge of Lions looking over the piling removal and barge loading process. The temporary bridge has been removed and the pilings are being loaded [...]

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