Artificial Reefs - The HMCS Yukon

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Term Paper Title	Artificial Reefs - The HMCS Yukon
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Artificial Reefs - The HMCS Yukon

     Artificial Reefs have been increasingly popular around the world since Thomas
Bergen, a B.C. Native presented the idea that old naval destroyers be salvaged for a low
price, cleaned out of all environmental pollution agents such as oil and hydraulic fluids,
shored up, painted and taken to sea - To be blown up.... What a crazy idea.. Tossing
tonnes of scrap metal to the bottom of the ocean, or was it??

     In this study I am going to take a look at one key company and there efforts to
help restore the reefs of the world. I also am going to take a look at the HMCS Yukon
and where it's going to reside for the rest of it's life - 2 miles of the coast of Mission Beach
in 114 feet of water at San Diego, California.

     The Company

     Resolve Marine Group (Http://www.resolvemarinegroup.com) has been a leader
in the industry of ship recovery and destruction for years. Resolve specializes in the
recovery of beached, damaged or crippled vessels all over the world. They are renowned
in their ability to tackle the problem, and provide a solution very quickly. However
Resolve has been active on the Florida coast with the reef program and has assisted in the
sinking of vessels. Through out their efforts, Resolve has become nationally and globally
recognized as a leader in the fight to protect the waters of the world.

     Artificial  reefs are a major government drive to improve coastal economies while
preserving fishing habitats. RESOLVE is a leader in the construction and development of
artificial sites throughout Florida waters and the Caribbean. Research shows that steel
shipwrecks serve as attractive habitats for marine life. Resolve has been successful in
locating, towing, preparing and  scuttling more shipwrecks than any other company in the
United States. The shipwrecks range from small tugs to large oceangoing cargo ships as
the 500-foot Muliphen sunk off Fort Pierce, Florida.

     This expertise  has allowed us to assist owners and underwriters in mitigating
coral reef  damages caused by vessel groundings along the Florida and Caribbean coasts.
The Resolve commitment to the marine environment will always be first and foremost.

     Creation of the Reef

     Creating one of these reefs isn't as much fun as it looks, that is until the charges
are lit, and she goes down. To obtain, prepare and sink one of these ships costs money -
lots of it at that.

     The public has been instrumental in the creation of these reefs, especially the
HMC...

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