The best video of the Texas Clipper Reefing 

Я бы хотела что бы. Какой-то учёный океанограф ответил о. Пользе для океана. От затопления судов. Вагонов и всякой грязи??

that is the good thing about World Wars, plenty of intentional ship sinking and reefing. Unfortunately crew, hazmats and oils were not always taken off board in time ;))

E porque não deixam os ecossistemas autorenovarem-se naturalmente?

It had a short life as a liner. Excambion I think.

Well, we still have the United States and Stockholm/Astoria. That era of shipbuilding genuinely cared about aesthetic, and it shows even today (and even with the weird modifications Stockholm underwent over the years).

Thanks !

It did drag. I don't recall the exact distance, but it is several thousand yards off target. Also it sank on its side instead of upright.

@@deepsixman I’m not surprised you could see the strain on the anchor chain I think the whole sinking would have gone better if it had been done some other day It’s possible the wind also had a hand in the boat rolling 👍👍

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Just what i was thinking.

I thought the same.

I just watched another video like this. On that one, they said that they open the sea valves for the old machinery. I didn't see any explosions, so I'm guessing this is the same.

@@stanstenson8168 That is about right. It took a hundred years.

@@deepsixman Too bad she rolled.

... Volunteer to 'Steal the drain plug' ... Broncos Guru ;}

.. Nay... Gallantly noble, indeed a seasoned professional in her trade, burial at sea. What more can a retired mariner desire, well, other than settle to the bottom upright :}

My grandfather went down on Titanic.

You get what you get, there's not much chance that She would land upright being sunk as a reef or wrecked it happens but it's unlikely

No, if the charges had been set right she would have sunk on an even keel. Someone screwed up the scuttling charges.

It's on it's side just like it looks. Makes it interesting though.

She got old and outdated. Just like all of us.

It means that the wakes are getting higher as time goes on.

@@braysfinds7479 I imagined it had to be something like that but I'd never seen this expression before. Thank you for answering. Greetings!!

Anytime

@@braysfinds7479 waves

There literally the same thing bud.

It sank like a ship normally sinks. Not a single fish has complained.

Youve.done this before??? Then STFU A "few" extra float bags wouodnt have helped as float bags are not that big.. .it would have taken dozens min. And still not certain.

There are no pumps anymore as this was done on purpose

nope. a 1950s passenger/cargo hybrid of sorts (i think)

No. It went on its side.

Not a tourist trap...its a marine sanctuary

USS Queen carried troops during WW II so keep the pompous comment to your side of the ocean. Try reading history for a change rather than the English version how they saved the world

Ever hear of Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona? That's more historical than any of your 'history.' I mean come on, the Hood couldn't even survive one hit from Bismarck, what kinda ships are y'all building over there, tin cans?

? Your an idiot. This ship was either gonna get scrapped or sunk because she was too old to be seaworthy. The "crew" were maritime majors at Texas aTm university for half a century. This done on purpose

@@norml.hugh-mann You are quite right I totally miss judge the whole situation. you see..... I was under the impression that , the age of the vessel was the sole qualification for the structural integrity of the vessels hull. you know because we.would be wasting our time and money doing a structural integrity test on a recently completed overpass because it is " not old ". what a waste of our money with all of these X-ray machines, and taking core samples. All you need to do is tell the Inspector. " It was built yesterday." and then he will go " Well... Hell yeah...Here is your permit man. Hell, you could have told me that over the phone and I could have texted it to you. Would have save me from having to come into work this morning." You see, I just assumed that they said to themselves" Hey man.... Let's go sink this old boat. It is fixing to sink anyway because it is an old boat. misjudging it's true sea worthy ness because it was an old boat. Then found themselves almost going down with this old boat. luckily they were wrong and after cutting enough hole in the hull that it looked like Swiss cheese, it still refuse to go down. But I was wrong and I totally understand now, and I owe.it.all to you, that the what I didn't know is.... they were a bunch of Aggies.

@@andrewjackson9697 -Fresh water, such as 'Great Lakes Freighters', are designed for 100 years. 'Salties' about half that. ;}

artificial reef for the sea life to thrive on, as well as a future diving site.

I have not been on it recently, but say 135fsw

All involved should be sued for littering. If I throw anything in the water I get a ticket. Think of the commercial fishing gear this will destroy.

@Isaac G - It was for a period in the 1950s the ocean liner SS Excambion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Clipper

if you take a large container full of water, and you put 1 piece of gravel in it, does it rise to dangerous levels immediately?

All of the Oil and pollutants are removed before they Sink Ships as Artificial Reefs, leaving NO chance of Pollution or damage to the Fish life, in fact thanks to Shrimpers and other types of fishing both the Sea Grass and Natural Reefs have been badly affected, you might want to do some research first before leaving a comment, they've been laying Artificial Reefs for 20 plus years without any ill effects and it gives a start to the Corals, something that they can grow on and shelter for the Fish from the Fishermen and Predators

-There are on-line courses in this marvelous age, to encourage greater learning, lest no 'potential for intelligence be wasted ;}

as stated by a previous comment on this video: “this benefits the locals more than it would being scrapped. More jobs are created as well as increased tourism. Iron ore has gone down in price (as more and more pockets are being found) and the iron in this is actually VERY lightly contaminated with nuclear radiation (not enough to hurt anyone) as a result of nuclear testing throughout the cold war, and the price of the iron would be significantly less due to that, anyways. Besides, per ship scrapped, there is at least one death rooted to the scrapping. It's a life for a quick buck.”

I'm sure homeless people would love to live in the rust. In other news, this benefits the locals more than it would being scrapped. More jobs are created as well as increased tourism. Iron ore has gone down in price (as more and more pockets are being found) and the iron in this is actually VERY lightly contaminated with nuclear radiation (not enough to hurt anyone) as a result of nuclear testing throughout the cold war, and the price of the iron would be significantly less due to that, anyways. Besides, per ship scrapped, there is at least one death rooted to the scrapping. It's a life for a quick buck.

@@aquastar7315 make you point

.. All Life on earth contains significant 'iron'. Circle of life, iron ensures microbial life, which is itself food source for each stage Up' the food chain..ie: big fish eat little fish. No 'iron, no life.. ;}

@@aquastar7315 'Nuclear' radiation' ? What kind of bullshit drug are you on ?

@@blogengeezer4507 big ships eat small ships big airplanes eat small airplanes big cars eat small cars