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| The HMCS Cormorant has been docked in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia on the LaHave River since the year 2000. There are high hopes that things are about to change. Another ship in the summer of 1994 the HMCS Saguenay warship, no longer in service was turned into an artificial reef when it settled deliberately onto the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. It takes less than an hour by boat from Lunenburg, N.S., to the underwater diving attraction that a coalition of divers and artificial reef experts are hoping it will soon expand into an international diving destination. At the end of June, the Canadian Coast Guard issued a request for Proposals (RFP) to have the HMCS Cormorant towed and scrapped. The RFP process closes on Aug. 10 but a group of divers from the Nova Scotia Underwater Council (NSUC) and members of Canadian Artificial Reef Consulting hope the vessel doesn’t get scrapped at all. Instead, they want to see the ship turned into a new artificial reef that will accompany the HMCS Saguenay. If the proposal is successful, this derelict Royal Canadian Navy warship would be sunk and reefed next to the HMCS Saguenay. |
Monday, August 10, 2020
Derelict Ship
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Underwater reef looks a good purpose for the ship.
ReplyDeleteHe shall judge between many peoples, and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more—Micah 4:3
ReplyDeleteHell will freeze over before that happens.
DeleteA reef sounds like a better choice, Andy!
ReplyDeleteI think I like the reef idea too.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great idea.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fine idea-- and a proper end.
ReplyDeleteI assume the ship goes through a through cleaning to remove all bunker fuels and engine oils before becoming an artificial reef. Sounds like a good end for this ship that has out lived its usefulness. Perhaps it can make a positive contribution to the sea environment.
ReplyDeleteI assume scrapping recycles the materials in the ship? I suppose either alternative may produce a fitting end.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful idea, that way it's getting used, so to speak.
ReplyDeleteMany options, it is a huge ship.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem like a good idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic ship! I would love to be able to see the inside of something like that.
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