The Spectacular Sight of Subway Cars Being Dumped Into the Ocean

[rockin'robin]

Of all the things you'd expect to find at the bottom of the ocean, a small village of old New York subway cars may not cross your mind. But for over a decade, subway cars have been discarded into the Atlantic in an environmental effort to create artificial reef habitats for fostering sea life. Photographer Stephen Mallon was lucky enough to witness and document the spectacle over a three year period.

Check out the awesome pixs!

http://reframe.gizmodo.com/the-spec...ay-cars-being-dumped-into-1680392793/+jparham

 

[Tousi]

Well, that was cool....

 

[Frisky Feline]

I dont know if its a good idea.. the metal things that can kill fishes.

 

[Tousi]

I dont know if its a good idea.. the metal things that can kill fishes.

No, it does the opposite; it creates life and food.....

 

[Frisky Feline]

No, it does the opposite; it creates life and food.....

Like moss?

 

[Steinhauer]

I dont know if its a good idea.. the metal things that can kill fishes.

There is an entire artificial reef comprised of sunken WWII Navy ships off the coast of Florida.

 

[Frisky Feline]

There is an entire artificial reef comprised of sunken WWII Navy ships off the coast of Florida.

were it sunk by accident or what?

 

[LoveBlue]

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/artificial-reef.html

 

[diehardbiker]

Nothing new, heard like that, including big ships too, they do drop them when they are at point of no longer in service.

 

[Jiro]

 

[shel90]

Well, when I read the thread title, I was thinking "More pollution!" but now that I learned that it does the opposite, that's great!

What about metal stuff dumped in rivers and lakes? The same?

 

[LoveBlue]

Dump is probably the wrong word to use for the subway cars & ships. A better word would be "placed" as in strategically placed.

 

[caz12]

intresting,the ships that sank at pearl harbour similar tiny small leak of oil still so small that encourage wild life