Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Apparently not everything that we do is harmful for our planet and gets in the way of its delicate ecological balance. Furthermore, one huge ship that served the U.S. Air Force in the World War II is going to be sunk to become one of the planet’s biggest manmade coral reefs.
The Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a huge ship last used in the 1960s is going to be sunk a few miles off the coast of Key West, Florida, on Wednesday. The 17,000 tones, 523 foot long battleship will sunk almost 140 feet to become the newest home for ocean life.
According to Reefmaker project manager Joe Weatherby, the ship will be sunk using explosive charges placed exactly beneath its hull, this way protecting the integrity of the structure. The actual sinking will last less than three minutes.
This huge project did not come cheaply. All the purchasing, cleaning and subsequent sinking costs were set at an impressive $8.6 million USD. However, the resulting manmade reef is expected to create annual revenue of almost $8million USD, mainly from dive-based tourism
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