SUNKEN TREASURE GROUP WILL SINK CANADIAN DESTROYER TO CREATE HAVEN FOR FISH, DIVERS.Byline: Keith Lair Staff Writer Truck Lagoon and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, independent Commonwealth nation (2005 est. pop. 538,000), c.15,500 sq mi (40,150 sq km), SW Pacific, E of New Guinea. The islands that constitute the nation of the Solomon Islands—Guadalcanal, Malaita, New Georgia, the Santa Cruz Islands, are famous for their World War II shipwrecks This list of shipwrecks is of those ships whose have been located. Africa East Africa
Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, will be making its debut as a world-class wreck site when the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Oceans Foundation sinks the 366-foot-long, 2,380-ton HMCS HMCS abbr. Her (or His) Majesty's Canadian Ship Yukon on Saturday at 9 a.m. The ship is a decomissioned Canadian Mackenzie-class destroyer. ``This is wow, as in having the wow-wow factor,'' said Jason Gautereaux, the director of scuba for La Canada-based Sport Chalet Sport Chalet is a retailer of sporting equipment, apparel, shoes, and accessories in the United States. It operates approximately 40 company owned stores in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, with new stores opening soon in Utah, with the first at Jordan Landing. . ``It is going to be awesome to come in after the weekend and be able to tell your buddies that you dove it. This is huge.'' The Yukon will be sunk 1.85 miles off Mission Beach in 100 feet of water. It will be part of Mission Bay's ``Wreck Alley.'' Two much smaller boats, the Ruby E and the El Rey El Rey, which means "The King" in the Spanish language, may refer to:
``This adds availability to divers,'' Gautereaux said. ``There's not very many places in the world where you have accessibility for all levels of divers. ``This is great for divers, environmentalists and fishermen.'' The ship, mothballed in 1993, was purchased by the foundation from the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia (ARSBC) is a registered non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They began operations in 1989, with the G.B. Church project, and have since sunk 7 ships and 1 Boeing 737. for $245,000 last year. It has six decks and is 70 feet high. There are 122 passageways. In its 20 years of service, it escorted the Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, may refer to: Living people
Bohemia Since its purchase, volunteers have punched holes into the ship's decks to make diver entrances, and they have cleaned the ship of hazardous chemicals and compounds so that it will be environmentally sound when it reach's the ocean's bottom. Diving among seals, sea lions, garibaldis and the kelp forests of the Channel Islands, Catalina Island, Palos Verdes and Laguna Beach are why divers such as Jon-Michel Cousteau say they favor Southern California for their diving activities. ``It adds diversity to diving and the environment,'' Gautereaux said. Although it will take several years for the Yukon reef to develop, Gautereaux says it will be only a matter of hours before fish will inhabit the wreck. ``This is a major attraction for Southern California,'' Gautereaux said. Catalina nearly did the same thing, said Wayne Griffin of the Catalina Chamber of Commerce. ``We looked at doing it a couple of years ago, but there are liability problems,'' he said. ``You put them in and they are considered attracting a nuisance.'' Griffin said the city of Avalon has discovered that after building steps at Casino Point, making it easier for divers to enter the water. Until Saturday, the foundation is conducting public and diver orientation tours. They are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Embarcadero, adjacent to the Maritime Museum. First-day dive trips are sold out. CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: (color) The Canadian destroyer Yukon sits at a dock in San Diego. The ship will be sunk off the coast on Saturday. Bob Grieser/Associated Press Map: no caption (locator of Yukon and Mission Bay) Bradford Mar/Staff Artist |
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