subway reefs?

mkzimms

mkzimms

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i don't know if they strip the paint but i know they totally drain all fluids and thoroughly flush with saltwater.
 
sooner_reefer

sooner_reefer

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They have sunk a lot of things from su
ay cars to old navy ships, and today things seem to be living off of it and enjoying it as a place to live. When they were exploring the sunken titanic and whne you see other crashed airplanes, etc, you see corals or sponges on the plane, and other sea life around it. I guess it could pollute the waters, but eventually it becomes a safe place for a reef.
 
coral keeper

coral keeper

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Originally Posted by Sooner_Reefer
http:///forum/post/2612769
They have sunk a lot of things from sub way cars to old navy ships, and today things seem to be living off of it and enjoying it as a place to live. When they were exploring the sunken titanic and whne you see other crashed airplanes, etc, you see corals or sponges on the plane, and other sea life around it. I guess it could pollute the waters, but eventually it becomes a safe place for a reef.
+1
 
digitydash

digitydash

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Their is strict regulations on anything that is sunk in the ocean.No motor or anything that hold grease will be alowed.Then it will be degreased thoroughly befor it is alowed.Alot of the sunken ship and other thing in the ocean in florida have alot of life on them in a short time.The tire thing back in the day was a big debacle.Now they have to pay alot of money to remove it all which is hard cause of storms and strong tide move them around very easy.
 
trainfever

trainfever

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If you read the article again, you will notice that the cars are made of stainless steel. Stainless steel does not rust nor does paint adhere to it. So both of your fears are groundless. The parts that will rust, the wheels and trucks, were removed from the cars.
 
jennythebugg

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Originally Posted by trainfever
http:///forum/post/2613082
If you read the article again, you will notice that the cars are made of stainless steel. Stainless steel does not rust nor does paint adhere to it. So both of your fears are groundless. The parts that will rust, the wheels and trucks, were removed from the cars.
cool i got a little freaked out ...it was late
i was wonderinfg about the paint though
 
airforceman

airforceman

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Don't know if anyone ever heard about this but years ago some genius decided to sink millions of old rubber car tires of the coast of Miami, FL I believe. Turned out that was a total waste lol. Barely any fish even SWIM in the area and actually hurt the environment. So now they're going through the process of picking them all up which will take YEARS
 
stdreb27

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just goes to show our environment isn't as fragile as some would have you believe.
The fish and stuff they are wanting to attract are a bit more hardy than our decorative reef livestock
 
aw2x3

aw2x3

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An excerpt from the article:
"Any environmentally hazardous materials including PCBs and petroleum lubricants were removed from the cars by the MTA at a cost of $8,000 per car to comply with federal government regulations."
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Speaking of sinking stuff for artificial reefs, on the discovery channel last night they sank a whole aircraft carrier somewhere near pensicola. It was interesting to say the least.
 
bruner54

bruner54

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Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2617861
Speaking of sinking stuff for artificial reefs, on the discovery channel last night they sank a whole aircraft carrier somewhere near pensicola. It was interesting to say the least.
i was just going to say that i saw it to it was pretty cool
 
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alexmir

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Why would they sink an air craft carrier?
And i got to see a sunken pirate boat (made of wood of course, not paint and steel) in the cayman islands when i was snorkeling on the reef there. It was so amazing seeing all the coral in their natural environment.......I wanna go back so bad!!!!!!1
 
oscardeuce

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Originally Posted by alexmir
http:///forum/post/2618658
Why would they sink an air craft carrier?
And i got to see a sunken pirate boat (made of wood of course, not paint and steel) in the cayman islands when i was snorkeling on the reef there. It was so amazing seeing all the coral in their natural environment.......I wanna go back so bad!!!!!!1

Google USS Oriskany.
They sunk all kinds of ships in Truk Lagoon, and the little animlas have taken over those ships, planes and tanks.
Life will always find a way
 
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