Posted by AADIVER on July 31, 2001 at 11:13:34:
In Reply to: Re: Why I recover artifacts from shipwrecks posted by MHK on July 31, 2001 at 10:58:20:
"...the fact that the ship was, in fact, sunk for the specific purpose for diver's to view underwater.."
The reason most ships are sunk for artificial reefs is to provide marine life habitat for sport fishermen, not looky-loo scuba divers. Wasn't that the real purpose for the N.Y. sinking?