thomas

Own a massive rusty bucket that you can’t afford to keep afloat anymore or even dismantle for scrap metal?

No problem, just sink it and call it an “artificial reef”! It’s good for the fishies!

Own a massive rusty bucket that you can’t afford to keep afloat anymore or even dismantle for scrap metal?

No problem, just sink it and call it an “artificial reef”! It’s good for the fishies!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ss-united-states-artificial-reef-b2628694.html

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Real headline should have read “owner of crumbling rust bucket can’t afford to keep it afloat anymore, will trash it in the ocean instead”

Can’t be real, or probably is real enough to be also dramatic

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My comment was half sarcastic — the environmental argument of creating an artificial reef is too often used as an excuse to scuttle ships and avoid paying for proper decommissioning.

I’ve also dived wrecks teeming with marine life, but there are better ways to build reefs designed specifically for the local type of fauna, and without the environmental hazards that old ships sometimes pose, like toxic insulation materials

Good one. I dove my first wreck last week - never seen that many fishes!

ss united states was docked in my home town of norfolk va for years before moving to philly. time for a dnr

philadelphia

It always amazes me that this was once the fastest passenger ship in the world – and now is just a nice view from Chik-fil-a

I will miss the view when I’m housing my chicken sandwiches.

Also always naively hoped they would restore it and make it into a museum/restaurant.

I will miss the view when I’m housing my chicken sandwiches.

Also always naively hoped they would restore it and make it into a museum/restaurant. 

https://warpcast.com/drews.eth/0x3a190ed8