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Scuba diving
This sunken ship is a great spot for scuba selfies
![As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/9df6ca95738212e22a5fd6728832a216d2ba7dea/c=0-0-1411-797/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605654348418-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.08.05-PM.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/9f22e28b163468bdbe97c22e2b5875405a3bfb33/c=0-16-1344-775/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605499127423-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.06.40-PM.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/719eed3e8b55b96ab9fee3efa7471ade4e1f07d1/c=0-1-1430-809/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605751381040-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.13.00-PM.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/97c4259b151bfd15c257f86b58dcb03c8e7d8a42/c=10-0-1392-781/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605728760895-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.08.37-PM.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/cd55299a476aacb5ffc7307437246224c9a8f2e6/c=6-0-1431-805/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605756685074-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.17.33-PM-1-.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![The art includes poker tables, “card sharks,” slot machines on the ship’s deck, a cascade of gigantic dice, starfish and an octopus dealing craps.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/5924d2a670a2cebfac838bd7456427e557f4d6c2/c=0-2-1399-792/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605831409553-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.21.14-PM.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The art includes poker tables, “card sharks,” slot machines on the ship’s deck, a cascade of gigantic dice, starfish and an octopus dealing craps.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![The art includes poker tables, “card sharks,” slot machines on the ship’s deck, a cascade of gigantic dice, starfish and an octopus dealing craps.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/52564b61a386568fa74953e0e9138cd2a579141e/c=143-0-1292-649/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605869629798-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.24.53-PM.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The art includes poker tables, “card sharks,” slot machines on the ship’s deck, a cascade of gigantic dice, starfish and an octopus dealing craps.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![The art includes poker tables, “card sharks,” slot machines on the ship’s deck, a cascade of gigantic dice, starfish and an octopus dealing craps.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/ad34134f19677867a5c2004cfaa7dda3232534c8/c=0-6-1397-795/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605908474047-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.26.52-PM.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The art includes poker tables, “card sharks,” slot machines on the ship’s deck, a cascade of gigantic dice, starfish and an octopus dealing craps.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![Lady Luck is the latest addition to Shipwreck Park Pompano, a cluster of shipwrecks off the coast of Pompano Beach, Fla.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/82c0c15673cbe29b61de1f2c324d187b86cef731/c=0-64-1303-800/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605894433957-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.25.53-PM.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Lady Luck is the latest addition to Shipwreck Park Pompano, a cluster of shipwrecks off the coast of Pompano Beach, Fla.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![Lady Luck is the latest addition to Shipwreck Park Pompano, a cluster of shipwrecks off the coast of Pompano Beach, Fla.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/ded1528e2ee401bcaa53ae9a49c2e3e6db31a44d/c=2-0-1413-797/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605854653702-Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-6.22.16-PM.png?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Lady Luck is the latest addition to Shipwreck Park Pompano, a cluster of shipwrecks off the coast of Pompano Beach, Fla.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![The Lady Luck, a 324-foot tanker vessel built in 1967, was sunk off Pompano Beach on July 23, 2016.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/a7271742f262fb0b2c3e13d133e488a8ad4f8faf/c=0-367-4928-3151/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605522995576-Lady-Luck-formerly-Newtown-Creek-.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Lady Luck, a 324-foot tanker vessel built in 1967, was sunk off Pompano Beach on July 23, 2016.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![The Lady Luck, a 324-foot tanker vessel built in 1967, was sunk off Pompano Beach on July 23, 2016.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/1a78b00bca4097d2b676dbd72e5ad93ddeec21ee/c=0-532-3996-2790/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605371206603-Lady-Luck-sinking-credit-ScubaNation-.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Lady Luck, a 324-foot tanker vessel built in 1967, was sunk off Pompano Beach on July 23, 2016.
ScubaNation![The Lady Luck, a 324-foot tanker vessel built in 1967, was sunk off Pompano Beach on July 23, 2016.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/56e7b6e86092dee4619f8336bba13388b894aaa7/c=0-76-4928-2860/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605589608003-Lady-Luck-sinking-credit-Elaine-Fitzgerald-.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Lady Luck, a 324-foot tanker vessel built in 1967, was sunk off Pompano Beach on July 23, 2016.
Elaine Fitzgerald![The permanent collection of artwork was sculpted out of concrete, steel and recycled ship parts.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/b9951001347d5223636a2597e1bde8571463f0fa/c=0-447-5465-3535/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605799117346-29.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The permanent collection of artwork was sculpted out of concrete, steel and recycled ship parts.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![The permanent collection of artwork was sculpted out of concrete, steel and recycled ship parts.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/6670808617da4aca12167a032353ef9e8e2fbc36/c=0-560-5465-3648/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605779617221-31.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The permanent collection of artwork was sculpted out of concrete, steel and recycled ship parts.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![The permanent collection of artwork was sculpted out of concrete, steel and recycled ship parts.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/43a1a3523af941a87e3b16e3c278f5b2a05102a0/c=2-0-1022-576/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605386494701-LadyLuck-Casino.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The permanent collection of artwork was sculpted out of concrete, steel and recycled ship parts.
Shipwreck Park Pompano![As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/782bbf644f36b05d3923905bb70889ff6072fa9b/c=11-0-603-789/local/-/media/2017/01/10/USATODAY/USATODAY/636196605392422739-LadyLuck-Mermaid-courtesy-of-MelanieRiddick.jpg?width=496&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
As divers swim in and around the ship (which is as long as a football field), they are treated to underwater artwork created by local artist Dennis MacDonald.
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