Florida turns 324-foot tanker into an underwater casino reef

The tanker was built in 1967 and was towed from New York to Florida in early 2016 after a 10-year search for a suitable vessel. A 324-foot tanker that once carried sludge is about to get a remarkable second life beneath the waves. An old ship off the coast of Pompano Beach, Florida later turned into an underwater casino with poker tables, slot machines, giant shark sculptures and marine life. The Lady Luck, a retired New York tanker, has become the latest attraction at Shipwreck Park, an artificial reef complex designed to lure scuba divers and create new habitat for sea creatures.From old tanker to submerged casinoThe tanker was built in 1967 and was towed from New York to Florida in early 2016 after a 10-year search for a suitable vessel. Officials hoped that the wreck will become one of Florida’s strangest dive sites and one of the biggest additions to the state’s artificial reef program. The project was expected to attract around 35,000 divers annually.Poker tables under the seaThe discarded pieces were re-used in the artwork, by incorporating valves, springs and other components that were taken out of the ship during the stripping process.Lady Luck is not a run-of-the-mill wre...