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How Sunk Battleships are Converted into New Ecosystems
What to do with decommissioned naval ships? Scrap them and make a quick buck? Well, one possible use for them is turning them into artificial reefs! The Cayman Islands will soon be scuttling the 2077 tonne USS Kittiwake, once ownership of the vessel is transferred to the government from the US Maritime Association.
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
Early on Friday morning, heavy storms off the coast of Scotland forced a trawler onto the rocks around St. Kilda, an archipelago in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. The islands are home to an amazing amount of birds, including 90% of the continent’s Leach’s storm petrels and
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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