Homes from History
Sinking ships isn’t anything new but if your going to send something to the bottom purposefully then putting down a ship as great as the HMCS Cape Breton is a perfect plan.
Scuttled on October 20th, 2001 just off Snake Island near Nanaimo, BC. The ship came to rest upright with its keel at 42 meters (140ft), and the deck at around 21 meters (70ft).
Feather stars growing on the ship
The ship just prior to sinking
The Cape Breton was a Cape-class escort maintenance ship built in 1944 for the Royal Navy. The ship was initially named the HMS Flamborough Had, and was intended to operate with the British Pacific Fleet against Japan during World War II. After the war, Cape Breton was transferred to Royal Canadian Navy and later was acquired by the Artificial Reef Society.
As it rests on the bottom today the Cape Breton is world's second biggest artificial reef only eclipsed by the 44,000 ton aircraft carrier USS Oriskany off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, in 2006.
The marine life on and around this ship is truly astonishing, a diver and photographers paradise. Every inch of the ship is covered with life. Divers can find many fish species, anemones, sponges and invertebrates living on the outside and inside of the ship.
Creating artificial reefs by cleaning up and repurposing old ships creates habitat for marine life, adds an attraction for tourists in communities and provided historical talking pieces for those who might of served on one of these grand vessels.
Thanks for reading.
Scott
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Oh my goodness! I have never seen photography like this before, it is magnificent! :O Thank you for sharing, It must be like being in a different world down there!
Beautifull sea creatures. !
Wow .. wonderful pictures of underwater @scottdphoto
Well, looking back in the history i can definetely say world has evolved.
Sinking is from the bigibibg of ship era and it will ever be.
Looking how theyevolves under water is just fantastic.
Please lrovide us more informations about a diver's lifeas well as the photographer's.
I find it fantastic and interesting.
this is really a paradise for divers and photographers, artificial reefs are something wonderful, a place where every meter is covered with amazing life. thanks for the quality and interesting post
Beautiful photos! :)
WOW! The pictures in here are awesome. I didn't know that ships were sunk on purpose to create marine life habitats. That is really cool. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing photos of underwater sinked ship.