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S/V DYLAN was a 61-foot (18.5-meter) steel-hulled sailboat that was confiscated by U.S. Customs. The vessel was the first artificial reef in the Boat Yard reef site, and it was deployed September 10, 2020. M/V BRANNON was deployed less than a year later, on July 29, 2021. The 65-foot (20-meter) steel-hulled experimental military “fast response” catamaran settled upright just a few feet from the S/V DYLAN, which rests on its starboard side. The two artificial reefs sit just 75 feet (23 meters) away from the third wreck of the Boat Yard, M/V MISS JOANN. The aft end of the M/V BRANNON superstructure has collapsed, with the upper deck lying in the sand of the vessel’s starboard stern area, but the artificial reef still offers 14 feet (4 meters) of relief. The wrecks have been well colonized with marine creatures, including sea urchins and schools of red snapper.