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Coral Reef Squadron

PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:22 pm
by expat
Not sure if this is general or real aviation, but it is a bit fishy ;D

Not much to read, but the pictures tell the story.

Coral Reef Squadron

Matt

Re: Coral Reef Squadron

PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:35 pm
by BigTruck
Wow, kind of depressing, yet a beautiful thing...

Re: Coral Reef Squadron

PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:59 pm
by a1
The use of our normally considered junk to grow new life is a great thing. As we all may know the Coral reefs of the world in in peril.  :)

Re: Coral Reef Squadron

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:05 pm
by Souichiro
There was a small feature on it in Flypast a few issues ago... Maybe sad for the airframes but better this than the chopping block

Re: Coral Reef Squadron

PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:37 am
by commoner
It's well documented that crashed aircraft and sunken ships become reefs after a number of years.....good to see these old wrecks being put to good use though...... :)

Reminds me: did we ever settle that topic a few weeks back on how you pronounce PHUKET......commoner  ;D ;D

Re: Coral Reef Squadron

PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:30 pm
by Chiari
just creating more diving sites to make more money. has nothing to do with the health of the sealife, sadly.

anyway how many years is needed to take a natural-look?

Re: Coral Reef Squadron

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:28 am
by expat
justanyway how many years is needed to take a natural-look?



Wrecks start to be colonised the moment a ship hits the sea floor and it only takes a couple of years to make a ship look like it has been on the bottom for a 100 years.

Matt

Re: Coral Reef Squadron

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:41 am
by BigTruck
And it DOES stimulate coral reef growth, so even if it is to make more money, whatever man, it's also helping the eco systems.  I'm for it!!  I love aquatic life, very beautiful.

Re: Coral Reef Squadron

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:21 am
by T1MT1M
[quote]And it DOES stimulate coral reef growth, so even if it is to make more money, whatever man, it's also helping the eco systems.