Lee County’s newest and most famous artificial reef is loaded with fish, and this week, a member of the biggest fish species in the sea paid a visit to the site.

On Sunday, divers aboard Fantasea Scuba’s boat el Gavilan out of Port Charlotte took a swim with a whale shark that was cruising the 165-foot former Coast Guard cutter Mohawk in 90 feet of water 30 miles off Redfish Pass. . . click here for more