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Great words from Paul Rose…

Our fantastic Ambassador Paul Rose visited a Naval Corvette being prepared for sinking as an artificial Reef in Madeira recently. When he came back he wrote this article for Sport Diver Magazine that talks about our project: A SURPRISING WILD PLACE, A WARSHIP FOR SINKING AND NO DIVING! THE WILD SELVAGENS Our expedition to the […]

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Hindu Ceremony on Wreck to Reef Site

We were very pleased to help out the Hindu Community and The Royal Navy by providing them with a suitable location to lay a marble figure to rest. Members of the British Hindu community gathered aboard a Naval Service ship for an historic ceremony at sea. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Wave Ruler hosted members of the […]

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Huge thanks to Paul Rose for his most welcome support of Wreck to Reef

Huge thanks to Paul Rose for his most welcome support of Wreck to Reef: http://www.paulrose.org/article/wreck-reef About Paul A man at the front line of exploration and one of the world’s most experienced divers, field science and polar experts, Paul Rose helps scientists unlock and communicate global mysteries in the most remote and challenging regions of the […]

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Portland Coastguard Update…

We have just had this notification from Cindy Rodaway at The Maritime and Coastguard Agency: As you are aware that MRCC Portland will cease communications during the week 15th – 18th September and will be transferred to the New National Maritime Operations Centre at Fareham.

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Dorset Echo coverage…

The project got some great coverage from the Dorset Echo yesterday… read the article here Reef project could yield £60m over decade PEOPLE are being urged to throw their support behind an underwater project that could bring £60million to Weymouth and Portland over 10 years. Wreck to Reef aims to sink two ships on a square kilometre […]

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Diving Fabrica REEF

We are being asked if the Fabrica REEF is available to dive. This is not one of the two Ex-war ships that we are planning but the first of hopefully many contributions within the Community area of the Wreck to Reef project. It can be dived but we would ask that the 5 cameras that […]

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Fabrica REEF Sinking today…

The Fabrica REEF project is being sunk today! To watch live and see footage from cameras on board as it sinks be sure to sign up here:http://reef.launchrock.com/

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Fabrica – REEF

This August, artist Simon Faithfull’ will purposefully sink a boat in Weymouth Bay, south-coast of England. The event will be broadcast live to viewers via a downloadable app.

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Artifical reef has generated millions for the Cornish economy

Original article from The Cornish Guardian A Navy Frigate sunk off the Cornish coast to create Europe’s first artificial diving reef has generated tens of millions of pounds for the local economy. HMS Scylla, an ex-Royal Navy Leander Class frigate, was sent to the bottom of Whitsand Bay on March 27, 2004, in spectacular fashion […]

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Reef Monitoring Dives 2013

Reef Monitoring Dives (Summer 2013) – NOC Scientific Diving Team University of Southampton Please click the pictures below to view the slides…

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