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I think any ship underwater is sad, ships not made for sinking but still interesting to read and look at ...
Šraikar
quote:Originally posted by gohaze:The sea life which takes over these wrecks is fantastic to see and it really is a better fate than a cutters torch.
I agree wholeheartedly!
Happy Cruising,Cruiseny
The website is worth a read.
Pam
We worked on a diving certification while at Duck Key and did a deep dive to a former U.S. Navy ship at 95 feet, the Thunderbolt. The ship was sunk to be a divers' site and also to be a man-made reef. We saw interesting fish around this ship and coral and sponges are growing on it. The line we descended along was attached to the deck of the ship at the bow. We could see the ship from surface and as we descended to it. It was surreal as we approached it - so quiet and gray. I don't think I could dive to see a sunken cruise ship - it would just be too sad.
quote:Originally posted by Britanis:Sure she cheated the breakers, but it was only a partial victory, its a shame the plan to bring her to San Francisco failed. Now there is no major prewar ship surviving in origional condition. The Queen Mary has been robbed of all vestiges of elegance and the former Dunnotar Castle was rebuilt into an (admittedly very attractive) classic cruise ship. Britanis was all that was left of the prewar passenger fleet, now she's gone, and we can't even dive on her!
When the Kenya Castle and Monterey failed to become anything but scrap metal a part of me died for they were the last of there kind.
Dunnotar Castle was so rebuild that I don't think she counts, she looks nice but was very ugly when as the Dunnotar Castle. I hear that the same people that tried to save Kenya Castle are trying to save Dunnotar Castle and put here in Union Castle Line colors.
Photos fromhttp://www.draikar.cjb.net/
[ 06-17-2002: Message edited by: Draikar ]
From http://www.draikar.cjb.net
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