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If you are in the neighborhood and want to see a ship sink
Posted on: November 13, 2007 4:34 PM, by CR McClain
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This marine "enhancement" program seems more like a convenient way to dispose of garbage. A recent artificial reef project in Florida has now turned into a colossal cleanup nightmare, hope this one isn't more of the same type of bad idea. What is the "problem" that this reef is supposed to solve? http://blogfishx.blogspot.com/2007/02/colossal-artificial-reef-blunder.html
Posted by: Mark Powell | November 13, 2007 7:21 PM
But... aren't those metals valuable? What will happen when operating mines will cost more than scavenging those ships?
Posted by: Yuval Langer | November 14, 2007 5:30 AM
Wow! That looks like it would be a really fun dive in a few years, after it gets some good growth. The above people who don't like the idea haven't been on an artificial reef, I guess. I live in Victoria, BC, and there are quite a few artificial reefs around here that are really popular dive sites. The tires in Florida were not really a good idea, but a great big ship won't fall apart like that. The ships-to-reef program sounds really interesting, and perhaps I'll have to plan a little dive vacation there in the next few years.
Posted by: Genifer Thiessen | November 14, 2007 10:32 AM