Artificial Reef

• Crash-prone ferry slated for new life as Quebec diving destination to be sold for scrap

  Jean-Yves Bouffard, mayor of Godbout, Que., and head of the rebirth project, said the discovery of asbestos in the 40-year-old ship, coupled with other necessary repairs, means an additional $4 million would be needed to complete the project.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2020
  
• New proposal aims to turn Nova Scotia into an international diving destination

  A group of diving enthusiasts and artificial reef experts are striving to boost international diving tourism in Nova Scotia.

  Features

  Aug 3, 2020
  
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• Nature club releases reef ball in Glen Haven cove

  Members of the nature club will study over time which living things are attracted to the reef ball and whether it's beneficial for the area.

  Environment

  May 12, 2017
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• WATCH: Video from inside HMCS Annapolis as it sinks to bottom of the sea

  After years of waiting, divers with the Artificial Reef Society of BC were ecstatic to finally be inspecting the former warship HMCS Annapolis from the ocean floor.

  Apr 5, 2015
• HMCS Annapolis sunk in Halkett Bay to make artificial reef

  The Artificial Reef Society of BC will sink the former Canadian navy destroyer HCMS Annapolis in Halkett Bay off Gambier Island on Saturday, April 4.

  Mar 31, 2015
• HMCS Annapolis could sink accidentally: lawyer

  A deteriorating former warship from the 1960s is on "borrowed time," with only months to go before it could sink accidentally, a Federal Court has heard.

  Feb 26, 2015
• Plans to sink HMCS Annapolis off B.C. stalled

  A plan to sink a former Canadian navy vessel off B.C.'s coast on Sunday and turn it into an artificial reef has been stalled by a Federal Court judge.

  Jan 12, 2015