SS United States scheduled to depart from Philadelphia next week to be turned into artificial reef
The SS United States is scheduled to depart from Philadelphia next week to be turned into the world's largest artificial reef ...
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Great Stories: Lighthouses of the South Atlantic
The reef was named for a ship that ran aground after a battle with pirates. The crew blew up the ship rather than succumb to the pirates. American Shoal Lighthouse: Manned for a brief time during ...
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South China Sea: China says US combat ship ‘illegally’ entered waters near disputed Second Thomas Shoal
The Chinese military on Monday said an American combat ship “illegally ... China refers to Second Thomas Shoal as Renai Reef. In a response to the South China Morning Post on Monday, Megan ...
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Historic Ocean Liner Could Soon Become the World's Largest Artificial Reef
Christened in 1952, the SS United States was once considered a beacon of American engineering, doubling as a military vessel that could carry thousands of troops. On its maiden voyage in 1952 ...
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Why Fight China for Scarborough Shoal?
And now that China has converted Fiery Cross Reef and Mischief Reef into artificial islands with docks and air bases, Beijing seems about to do the same with Scarborough Shoal. “Scarborough is ...
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The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from extreme ocean heat as corals bleach across the Caribbean
Michael Childress, Clemson University (THE CONVERSATION) Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to ...
Time1y
Dying Coral Reefs Impact Environment and Economy
He captured the Great Barrier Reef during its latest—and most devastating—mass die-off, and documented how coral off the coast of Belize had partially recovered thanks to a no-fishing zone.
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Sounds of the reef
Teeming with life, a healthy coral reef is one of the noisiest places in the ocean. Recorded using underwater microphones, this cacophony can sound to our ears remarkably like frying bacon. Listen for ...
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Philippines says sailor lost finger in sea clash, accuses China of ‘piracy’
Nowhere is the situation more precarious than at Second Thomas Shoal, said Zack Cooper, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise ... and stake its claim to the reef. “It’s the most ...
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What is a coral reef?
Among the biggest and best-known are the reef systems of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, which is around 2,300 kilometres long. The most biologically diverse reefs in the world can be found in a ...
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China Conducts Air, Sea Patrols Near Flashpoint Reef
which is grounded on the Second Thomas Shoal with a garrison on board, aimed at asserting Manila's claims to the reef. Beijing said Friday it had "supervised" a Philippine ship as it delivered ...
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Historic ocean liner could soon become the world’s largest artificial reef
Christened in 1952, the SS United States was once considered a beacon of American engineering, doubling as a military vessel that could carry thousands of troops. On its maiden voyage in 1952 ...