India, Oct. 30 -- In the depths of the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Florida, decommissioned planes of the Navy have turned into an unusual underwater attraction. On July 18, 1996, Florida recorded the deployment of 26 A-6 Intruder aircraft at Site No. 9 in Volusia County, at a depth of 135 feet, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's artificial reef inventory. Divers who explored an Intruder aircraft reef later discovered groups of tomtates and high hats with an occasional grouper. The planes, initially created for military purposes, became objects of underwater observation.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission document identifies the artificial reef site as Site No. 9 in Volusia County....