DESTIN, Fla. — The newest artificial reef in the Gulf was once docked in downtown Norfolk.

The former Spirit of Norfolk has made it to her final resting place.

Then in 2020, the Spirit of Norfolk was forced to anchor for months when the entire tourism industry was rocked by stay-at-home orders during the pandemic.

City Cruises Norfolk is kicking off its 45th season with a relaunch of sorts for a boat that’s now being called The Spirit. A fire broke out on the iconic Spirit of Norfolk tourist boat last summer.

NORFOLK, Va. - Crews have almost completely put out a fire that broke out on the Spirit of Norfolk Tuesday afternoon. The cruise ship is currently at Naval Station Norfolk. A fire was reported ...

Spirit of Norfolk crew members checked the engine room of the ship every 30 minutes as a safety precaution and had done so shortly before a fire broke out there last spring, the captain and master ...

The Spirit of Norfolk underwent a safety inspection four weeks before it went up in flames and no deficiencies were found, according to a Coast Guard official.The most recent inspection of the ...

NORFOLK — More than 100 people, most of which were children, were evacuated from the Spirit of Norfolk as emergency crews worked to control what officials believe is an engine room fire onboard ...

Nearly eight months after the Spirit of Norfolk harbor cruise boat was gutted by a fire, it’s been revealed its charred shell could still go on serving. Instead of serving human life however,… ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Spirit of Norfolk will soon have a new purpose. Meeting documents from Okaloosa County, Florida detail that the Spirit and the Skippin Sue vessel were approved to be sold for ...

(Tribune News Service) — The Coast Guard will hear public testimony beginning this week as part of its investigation of the fire that decimated the cruise ship Spirit of Norfolk at Naval Station ...

The Spirit of Norfolk vessel, which caught fire in Virginia in 2022, is reportedly getting a new life as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida.