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HMAS Adelaide Sunk

*Going down to Led Zeppelin's - 'Down By The Seaside' - Aussie news has good taste.*

The scuttling of the former HMAS Adelaide to form an artificial reef will generate millions of dollars of revenue, the New South Wales government says.

The ex-navy frigate was sunk off Avoca beach on the NSW central coast late this morning, after a year of delays arising from legal action by protesters.

The Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher, says the wreck will generate millions of dollars in tourism and follow-on revenue for the coast's economy.

It would be a unique dive site, the first of its kind in NSW, and a world class recreational facility, Mr Hartcher said.

Divers from all over Australia and the world would be visiting the central coast, many for the first time.

"This will deliver significant recreational, tourism and economic benefits to the region, as well as educational and scientific research opportunities," he said.

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Added: Apr-13-2011 Occurred On: Apr-12-2011
By: jbpnw
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  • Sunk to a depth of 30-35 Meters. Would love to dive it in few years!!

    Posted Apr-13-2011 By 
    boomersooner (2093.14)  

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  • That is gonna make a wicked diving spot! loved the Zeppelin :) thanks for the vid.

    Posted Apr-13-2011 By 
    SweeetLou88 (52.26)

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  • Ive got my name on the list to dive there. Should get to dive on it in about 3 months.

    Posted Apr-13-2011 By 
    macabyte (55.60)  

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  • So imagine Fred and Wilma Fish living directly below the "new" reef: Oh SH.T Wilma! Grab the kids... there goes the neighborhood... making way for a new submarine wal mart.

    OK. just some stupid fun. Glad to see old hardware put to good use. A real question though: what was the carbon footprint required to manufacture that frigate? /sarc

    Posted Apr-13-2011 By 
    copperdog3 (1038.34)  

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  • News reports now state that the Australian Navy is being sued by Sponge Bob SquarePants unless the removal of the ship from his backyard is not undertaken quickly.

    Posted Apr-13-2011 By 
    Obba41 (375.86)  

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  • actually i would rather hear the real sounds of the sinking

    Posted Apr-13-2011 By 
    mace43 (402.80)  

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  • Damn, there goes another boat. And I still have this old beat up ford explorer. I coulda sunk my ford if they had given me that boat.

    Posted Apr-13-2011 By 
    tincross (33.42)  

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  • The ex-navy frigate was sunk off Avoca beach on the NSW central coast late this morning, after a year of delays arising from legal action by protesters.

    The protesters are probably the same dipshits that protest that we don't do enough to protect sea life... Stupid is as stupid does, their lives ignorance just came full circle but they are too blind to recognize it.

    Posted Apr-13-2011 By 
    killingforgod (706.30)

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  • a ship is not a reef, a ship is litter

    Posted Apr-13-2011 By 
    nation_of_zion (146.22)

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  • They should make a battleship graveyard. that'd look awesome

    Posted Apr-14-2011 By 
    XjamesX (448.44)  

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