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UNOCAL Rig as Artificial Reef

"The Flat Top"

UNOCAL Rig 254-A deployed as an artificial fishing reef
August 2, 2000

The UNOCAL 254 platform, deployed on August 2, 2000 as the newest component in Alabama's highly successful artificial reef program will provide the offshore fishing public with quality fishing for many years to come!

DGPS Coordinates:
29°21.750'N
87°48.330'W

Water depth 290'

Water depth over reef - 103'

Marked with yellow buoy

Heading from Sand Is. Light: 170°
Distance: 51 nautical miles

Heading from Perdido Pass: 197°
Distance: 55 nautical miles


Special thanks to: Spirit Energy '76, a Business Unit of UNOCAL, and Tom Joiner and Associates, Inc.

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