Jay Scutti

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The forfeited vessel was bought at public auction for $14,000 by Fort Lauderdale businessman Dale Scutti, who wished to sink the tug off his beachfront home to serve as an artificial reef in memory of his son, Jay Scutti, who was an avid diver. On September 19, 1986, after an initial failed attempt, the Broward County Sheriff Department’s bomb squad successfully detonated 45 pounds of dynamite, which sent the rusting tugboat to the bottom. The Jay Scutti, its bow pointing northward and listing …

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