TENNECO TOWERS Hollywood

The Tenneco Towers are actually not one, but three sites donated by the Tenneco Oil Company. Also known as Tenneco Shallow, each of the three are sections of this former Gulf of Mexico oil drilling platform that were sunk on October 3, 1985, in 110 feet of water, 100 yards apart. The structure rises to within 60 feet of the surface. The first of the three sections of the platform is the upper derrick structure, the second is the working deck, and lastly are the huge legs that once supported the entire structure. The tower's legs were sunk in 190 feet of water in a site called Tenneco Deep.

This wreck is the largest artificial reef in southeast Florida. Placed near Hollywood, the Tenneco Towers continue to attract many divers as well as becoming a wonderful artificial reef.

Photo: The Tenneco Towers being lowered into position. Photo
courtesy Pflueger Marine Taxidermy.

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