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M/V BELIZE QUEEN, as is the case with many tugboats deployed as artificial reefs, little is known about her origins. Officially this site carries the name Bob Reay Reef, as a memorial to an Okaloosa County resident who supported the artificial reef program. M/V BELIZE QUEEN is an 85-foot (26-meter) tugboat deployed as an artificial reef in May 2001. The rear wall of her wheelhouse is missing, which allows access to the partially enclosed space. Her stern is almost complete buried in the sand, which makes her appear to be sinking into the seabed. She sits on a sandy bottom at a depth of 112 feet (34 meters) making her accessible to advanced divers only. Blue angelfish, hinds, amberjacks frequent this site, as well as slipper lobsters. She was added to the popular Panhandle Shipwreck Trail in 2020.