World 2nd largest ship sunk to create artificial reef
www.chinaview.cn 2009-05-31 08:29:11   Print
Diver Jaclyn Skafas hovers above the superstructure on the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key West, Florida during a preview dive for journalists May 29, 2009. After a dramatic scuttling on May 27, the former Air Force missile-tracking ship was opened to the public May 30. The Vandenberg is the second largest ship in the world to be intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef for sport divers and anglers. Picture taken May 29, 2009.

Diver Jaclyn Skafas hovers above the superstructure on the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key West, Florida during a preview dive for journalists May 29, 2009. After a dramatic scuttling on May 27, the former Air Force missile-tracking ship was opened to the public May 30. The Vandenberg is the second largest ship in the world to be intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef for sport divers and anglers. Picture taken May 29, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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