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The John C. Leone reef was successfully created on Friday 12 miles off the coast of Ponte Vedra Beach Florida. Part of the reef creation process included placing a 1000 plus pound statue of Jesus on the sea floor 70 feet below. Although placing the statue was challenging, the entire deployment process went well and a new marine habitat has been created in memory of John Leone. Watch how the statue was placed in the awesome project recap video below.

Media Story:
ABC/NBC Affiliate

Reef and Statue of Jesus Deployment Pictures:

Reef Coordinates:
30° 10 148' N
81° 09 634' W

See the Times Union story here for more details about how the entire project came together.

A big thanks to project and TISIRI supporters:
Dell Marine - Donated material and offshore transportation
Blue Line UAV - provided aerial imagery services
Kistel Media - provided video production services
Divetalking - provided video production equipment and cameraman
Rountree Transport & Rigging - provided transportation of statue to shipyard
Toshiba - TISIRI Supporter
Kingston Technologies - TISIRI Supporter
Nassau WebDesign - TISIRI Supporter
Northrop Grumman - TISIRI Supporter