Georgia officials said they sank a 50-foot sailboat off the coast of Cumberland Island on Friday, February 16, as part of a scheme to create artificial reefs.The operation was carried out by the Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), who said the steel-hull vessel, “Guanahani Honey,” was donated by St. Marys Boat Services.The sailboat was cleaned of contaminants and potential entanglement areas before it was brought to the location 16 miles off Cumberland Island. The ship joined concrete rubble, U.S. Army M-60 battle tanks, tugboats and other vessels previously deployed to the location, according to Georgia DNR.The vessel is expected to attract Spanish mackerel, sheepshead, black sea bass, and other reef species, Georgia DNR said Credit: Georgia DNR via Storyful