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Make Like Cousteau: 10 Amazing Man-Made Reefs To Dive
Slide Nr 1So, you’ve dived the Great Barrier Reef, and ticked many other natural ocean reefs off your underwater bucket list? The deep-sea exploration needn’t end there. Simply head for these man-made reefs submerged in unusual spots all over the world, and discover how nature takes over the most diverse structures. [Photo: MUSA]
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Make Like Cousteau: 10 Amazing Man-Made Reefs To Dive.
Slide Nr 4The Seaventures Dive Rig in Malaysia has taken the idea of an oil platform-turned-dive-site to its logical conclusion by hosting divers in a hotel housed on a former oil rig. The structure served as accommodation for oil workers on various drill sites before being towed to its current location. Despite its close proximity to several world-class dive sites, for many visitors the main appeal lies in the “house reef” directly below this unique accommodation.
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Make Like Cousteau: 10 Amazing Man-Made Reefs To Dive.
Slide Nr 5A somewhat unlikely diving destination, with some decidedly unusual underwater structures to explore, lies off the coast of New Jersey. Numerous artificial reef sites in close proximity to the coast feature decommissioned ships and barges, but also army tanks and New York subway cars! They were placed there to provide a habitat for fish and add points of interest to the otherwise relatively featureless seabed in this part of the North Atlantic. We like to imagine city dwellers diving down to explore the subway cars in a distorted underwater re-enactment of their urban commute.
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Make Like Cousteau: 10 Amazing Man-Made Reefs To Dive.
Slide Nr 11Whilst the sinking of WWII British Merchant Navy ship SS Thistlegorm was more spectacular than that of the Coolidge, it also came with a comparatively low cost of life. However, most of the cargo was lost to the deep, to the delight of divers who marvel at its treasures such as WWII-era trains, trucks and motorcycles. Perhaps the Thistlegorm’s greatest claim to fame is her discovery by Jacques Cousteau and the marine adventurer’s exploration of the wreck, as documented in National Geographic Magazine and his book The Living Sea. Following in the slipstream of the scuba diving legend is as simple as taking one of the many daily boat trips from Egyptian resort town Sharm El Sheikh. [Photo: Wikimedia Commons]
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