Tenneco Towers

Tenneco Towers is an offshore artificial-reef dive site formed from five decommissioned oil-production platforms deliberately sunk in October 1985. The large steel towers are arranged in an approximately east-west line on a sandy bottom and are heavily colonized by hard and soft corals and sponges, creating a popular and frequently dived offshore reef and wreck environment. The site is boat-access only, with open-water drops above the platforms. Three towers have tops at about 60, 80, and 100 feet and accessible structure and bases down to roughly 110 feet, while two additional sections lie much deeper near 190-205 feet and require technical diving training. Currents can be moderate to strong and drifting between structures is common; visibility is generally fair to good. Two of the deeper platforms were reported after Hurricane Andrew (1992) to be listing at about a 45-degree angle, and the open-ocean exposure and currents should be considered in dive planning.