Turkey sank a plane to make a Reef for divers
Of wacky news we have reported many, today we tell you about a plane that was purposely sunk for [...]
Of wacky news we have reported many of them, today we tell you about a plane that was sunk of purpose to be transformed into reef, As a tourist attraction for divers.
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It is a Jumbo Jet A300 And we are off the coast Turkish Aegean Sea. The operation lasted nearly 3 hours and involved a hundred people including engineers, expert biologists and divers. The goal is to revive the tourism and the economy of the Kuşadası coast in Aydin province, and thus attract fans of diving sub.
This is not the first case, others 2 planes were purposely sunk in the Aegean in order to create a artificial reef and make the marine life From underwater wrecks.
"With this project, the goal is to increase underwater biodiversity off the Kuşadası coast and further develop underwater tourism in the area.
We expect about 250,000 domestic and foreign tourists to come here for diving every year."
Özlem Çerçioğlu to The Daily Sabah (Turkish daily), mayor of Aydin province.
But how did they sink a jumbo jet?
The Aydın provincial government purchased the 36-year-old Airbus from a private company for 93.000 $, subsequently the aircraft underwent a process of dismantling. Once it was ready, it was transported by 5 trailers and then placed on the water by several heavy vehicles.
To bring it into position, the following were used balls floats that gradually accompanied him to the bottom at a depth of about 20 to 25 meters. Operations were assisted by a team of divers.
Turkey's biggest reef, an Airbus A300, sunk off coast of Kuşadası to boost diving tourism https://t.co/rjUFvnkeag pic.twitter.com/Mee7AcrG4a
- Daily Sabah (@DailySabah) June 4, 2016
In order to prepare the plane, work was carried out. meticulous, Every inch of the carcass was checked and cleared of any residues of fat or oil that are highly polluting. Artificial reefs are a help more for nature, in fact for years natural coral reefs have been in danger and are in danger of becoming increasingly decimated by pollution and global warming.
Corals, algae, sea anemones and other marine life take over these spaces and become multiply covering the entire surface, becoming in effect a new home. There are many such installations around the world.
One of the most famous was installed in 2008 in New York City, where as many as 40 subway cars in the Atlantic Ocean to create an artificial reef. A couple of years earlier, in 2006, a aircraft carrier off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. While in 2014, off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, a sculptor created a underwater garden Of sculptures called "The Silent Evolution."
Sometimes decommissioned aircraft have new life and this is an example of that. If you want to learn more, you can read our article on What happens to planes that have been retired!
