TRIO BRAVO Bower County

This ice breaking tug was built in Baltimore by the Colombian Iron Works Company. She was built for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1898 and originally named Cumberland. She was 149 feet long, had a 27 foot beam and a 15 foot draft. Some sources say that she served in the North Atlantic during World War II. The Trio Bravo originally sank in Port Everglades in 1981, but she was raised and donated for use as an artificial reef. The Trio Bravo was once again sunk as a reef on December 12, 1982. According to diver Ed Murphy, this wreck now sits upright and intact in 145 feet of water.

Photos: The ice breaking tug Trio Bravo was sunk to form a reef on December 12, 1982. Photos courtesy Steve Somerville.
 

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