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Written by: DoobieDoobieDoo [20/08/11, 18:30] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia (ARSBC) is on a mission to create and maintain man-made dive sites that will promote both the local economy through dive tourism and the environmental benefits of using artificial dive sites to save damaging important historic or ecologically-sensitive sites. Along the way, they’ve become experts in the technology and safety procedures needed to create artificial reefs. They began their work in 1991 by sinking the GB Church – a 53m freight ship that started life as a Second World War supply ship. The ARSBC – which is made up entirely of volunteers – then went on to sink a further six large ships of varying types. For the group’s most recent project, they looked to the skies and opted to sink a retired Boeing 737. The ARSBC began work on the jet plane by stripping the interior down and removing any potentially toxic substances. They then opened up the cabin to make it more diver-friendly and began work on the actual sinking of the plane. |
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