Recent Posts Tagged With 'artificial reef'

• Communist Leader's Aircraft to Lure Divers into the Black Sea

  Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 22:44 in artificial reef

  Hey, artificial reefs know no politics.The Russian-made Tu-154 aircraft used by Bulgaria’s late communist leader Todor Zhivkov will be submerged into the waters of the Black Sea near the city of Varna to attract divers, Bulgarian National Radio (BN...

• Military Divers Cleanup Failed Artificial Tire Reef

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 08:59 in military, artificial reef

  Not all artificial reefs turn out as planned.Military divers returned to Fort Lauderdale this week to resume the job of salvaging hundreds of thousands of tires dumped offshore in the early 1970s in a failed attempt to create an artificial reef.About...

• Aussies to Sink HMAS Adelaide

  Posted on Monday July 13th, 2009 at 07:19 in scuba diving, artificial reef

  Divers traveling to (or living in) Australia will soon have a new wreck to dive.HMAS Adelaide, the ship that came to the rescue of stranded yachtsmen and terrified asylum seekers, now begins its final chapter underwater.The decommissioned frigate was...

• Man Lobbies for Artificial Reef off Florida Central Coast

  Posted on Tuesday June 9th, 2009 at 07:35 in wrecks, artificial reef

  With all the hype -- not to mention benefits -- brought about by the sinking of the Vandenberg, it's not surprising that others are now inspired to bring something similar to other areas.Brevard County isn't known for its diving opportunities, but a ...

• "The ship of all ships"

  Posted on Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 at 07:26 in scuba diving, wrecks, artificial reef

  Only a few short days after divers first made the first descent, already some claim the newly-sunk Vandenberg to be one of the best.A retired Air Force missile-tracking ship intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National...

• Is the Vandenberg Glorified Garbage?

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 11:06 in scuba diving, conservation, wrecks, artificial reef

  Mark Powell has an opposing opinion over at his blog on the sinking of the Vandenberg.I guess [putting garbage in the ocean on purpose is] ok if you sink a big old warship and call it a "reef." In fact, it's not only OK, it's an economic opportunity....

• More on the Sinking of the Vandenberg

  Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 12:59 in wrecks, artificial reef

  Here are just a few follow-up articles to the sinking of the Vandenberg from UnderwaterTimes:'A Gift To History': The 'Vandenberg' Slips Below The Waves As The Second-largest Intentionally Sunk Ship; Sinking Picture Gallery'Vandenberg' Artificial Ree...

• Sinking of the Vandenberg

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 10:19 in video, scuba diving, wrecks, artificial reef

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• Vandenberg Set to be Sunk

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 07:06 in scuba diving, wrecks, artificial reef

  The "Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg" is set to be sunk as an artificial reef later this morning -- between 10AM and 11AM EST. UnderwaterTimes has the details:Background: The retired missile-tracking ship Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg is destined to become the nex...

• Scuba Divers Risk Going Deeper on the USS Oriskany

  Posted on Monday November 10th, 2008 at 08:37 in scuba diving, wrecks, artificial reef

  From the Pensacola News Journal:Diving the Oriskany was the clincher for New York resident Bradley Gaiser.It was part of the reason the 47-year-old master scuba diver and his new bride wanted their wedding in Pensacola last weekend.He'd made the dive...

• Wreck Diving a 60-meter Turkish Freight Carrier

  Posted on Sunday November 9th, 2008 at 22:03 in video, scuba diving, wrecks, artificial reef

  Found this great wreck diving scuba video by way of Scuba Diving Heaven.According to the video's poster, our YouTube friend HeyYouDive, it´s a 60-meter Turkish freight carrier, obviously resting on its side.We love wreck diving.Oh, and if you have a...

• Scuba Diving in Cayman’s Waters About to Get More Intriguing

  Posted on Saturday November 1st, 2008 at 08:50 in travel, scuba diving, wrecks, artificial reef

  How? By obtaining and sinking a new artificial reef, of course.With the recent signing of an agreement by the Ministry of Tourism and the Cayman Islands Tourists Association (CITA), diving in Cayman’s waters is about to get more intriguing.The agre...