A whale of a reef; Fla. officials say sunk Navy ship is world's largest artificial reef.(At Your Disposal)

From: Waste News | Date: July 17, 2006| Author: Geiselman, Bruce | Copyright information

Byline: Bruce Geiselman

A former U.S. Navy aircraft carrier sits at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, about 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., having intentionally been sunk as part of the Navy's effort to dispose of obsolete ships.

The Navy says that sinking ships for use as artificial reefs is an environmentally safe and economical means of disposing of old vessels, some of which are at risk of leaking oil, fuel or other contaminants that could caus...

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