India, Oct. 31 -- The ferry M/V Twin Capes had been serving passengers for 43 years, traveling between Delaware and New Jersey. The story of this ferry took a new turn on June 15, 2018, when it was sunk intentionally to form part of Delaware's artificial reef complex. According to a 2018 Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) press release, the vessel was sunk at 11:55 a.m. at the designated reef site.

The sinking took place at the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Artificial Reef, which was named for its roughly equal distance from Lewes, Delaware; Cape May, New Jersey; and Ocean City, Maryland. The operation was carried out by Norfolk, Virginia-based marine contracting company Coleen Marine, which had acquired...