cdiver2
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St Petersburg Times
4-26-08
The crew aboard the Army cutter Brandy Station is on an unusual training mission.
Each day, its divers spend 12 hours hauling up roughly 1,700 tires from the ocean floor off Fort Lauderdale. The mess is the result of a botched attempt to create an artificial coral reef in the early 70s. "It's surreal-you just can't imagine how a project that started with such good intentions could have turned into such a disaster," 1st Lt. Scott Sann told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "In all, about 700,000 tires were spread over 34 acres.
For its help, the Army crew gets realistic training, and the state gets free help. The cleanup is expected to take several more years and cost about $2-million.
4-26-08
The crew aboard the Army cutter Brandy Station is on an unusual training mission.
Each day, its divers spend 12 hours hauling up roughly 1,700 tires from the ocean floor off Fort Lauderdale. The mess is the result of a botched attempt to create an artificial coral reef in the early 70s. "It's surreal-you just can't imagine how a project that started with such good intentions could have turned into such a disaster," 1st Lt. Scott Sann told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "In all, about 700,000 tires were spread over 34 acres.
For its help, the Army crew gets realistic training, and the state gets free help. The cleanup is expected to take several more years and cost about $2-million.
